Monday, Mar 08, 2010

Property auction prices still on down ward trend(unspun heading)

Perspicacious.: Property auction prices bounce back

He added that given this month’s improvement, the Nationwide and Halifax surveys may improve in March. But his wider view of the market remains negative: ‘At -21%, the auction discount in February is nevertheless large by historic standards and the trend in the API remains downward. ‘There has been a clear weakening of prices achieved at auction since late 2009, which adds to survey evidence that the balance of power between buyers and sellers in the conventional market has begun to shift. ‘The index continues to point towards a further falls in prices

Posted by waitingtobuy @ 05:05 PM (789 views) Add Comment

3 Comments

1. waitingtobuy said...

It does not seem to occur to them that auction prices v agent prices gap may have narrowed because agent prices have fell.

Monday, March 8, 2010 05:09PM Report Comment
 

2. little professor said...

Jesus,what a dodgy-looking site. Why not link to the original article rather than this spam-infested blog which has ripped off the content?

This Is Money: Property auction prices bounce back

Monday, March 8, 2010 05:46PM Report Comment
 

3. Open Minded said...

No wonder auction properties trade at a significant discount - most resemble disused crack dens and nearly all are in dodgy neighbourhoods. What are the sale prices compared against - are we comparing applies with apples...?

Monday, March 8, 2010 11:36PM Report Comment
 

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