letting agents maidenhead & estate agents maidenhead appletons on 16 Nov 2009 07:29 pm
Asking prices dip
Both Rightmove and Findaproperty have both published reports with interesting statistics. They both indicate that the asking price for the new properties that are coming on the market is lower than last month. Righmove shows this figure to be 1.6% down whereas Findaproperty shows it to be 0.5% down.
Both portals have been very downbeat about the asking prices they report to be over £200,000. These figures are significantly higher than the actual amounts paid for the properties that Nationwide and Halifax insist to be around £160,000.
The property market in Maidenhead and surrounding areas of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire still seems to be very buoyant. The online marketing director for Appleton Estate Agents Cookham, Adil Akkus commented: “We are seeing strong signs of return to 2 year ago in the sale market. The letting market is still tough with the lower rental rates but soon it should follow as well. Just take a look at the local printed media, and the property advertising section. When the market bottomed, this section was down to half the size but now it seems to be back to its old size”. Adil stressed: “We have never reduced our advertising even at the toughest times. This shows our commitment to our landlords, and our commitment to marketing their property in the best way possible, which the local printed media forms a key part of”.
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