After a period of so much political uncertainty and market instability, 2020 has started well for estate agents and homeowners.

First to break the news were Rightmove, who reported record-breaking figures for January.

According to the leading portal, interest and activity skyrocketed last month, with 152 million visitors making it their busiest month ever.

In addition to increased traffic, the amount of time spent browsing properties saw a reasonable 4% boost, totalling 1.17 billion minutes.

So, what does all of this renewed activity mean to you?

The surge in buyer demand is far from what we’re seeing with new listings, which means that prices are expected to climb further.

Rightmove’s property expert – Miles Shipside – suggests that “spring buyers are likely to be faced with the highest average asking prices ever seen in Britain…”

Shipside goes on to say that: “owners coming to market this spring face the best-selling prospects for several years, with good demand for the right properties at the right prices. However, sellers should be careful not to get carried away with their pricing, as this is still a price-sensitive market with stretched buyer affordability.”

As agents and their clients navigate selling in a market so recently affected by pent-up housing demand, secondary instructions will become more prevalent than ever.

Faced with Brexit, 3.2 million Brits put off buying a new home, with ten million putting off other financial decisions and 3.6 million delaying their holidays.

Estate agency is all about helping people to move.

Yet in certain areas, an overvalued property can mean that a seller takes up to two months longer to sell, costing Brits £4.3 billion.

What this means is that whilst we’ll soon have an influx of activity returning from sellers, many of them could end up stuck on the market with a property that was a little too ambitiously priced.

Source: Zoopla, September 2019

Source: Zoopla, September 2019

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