Demand for housing
- The number of house hunters registered per estate agent branch increased in July, from 305 to 316
- Year-on-year, housing demand has grown, rising from 303 house hunters per branch in July 2018.
Figure 1: Number of house hunters per branch
Supply of available properties
- The number of properties available per member branch also increased in July, from 37 in June to 41
- Year-on-year, the supply of housing remained the same.
Sales agreed
- Despite there usually being a summer lull, the number of sales agreed per member branch remained at nine in July, the same level for the third month running.
Sales to first-time buyers
- The number of sales made to FTBs increased, rising from 23 per cent in June, to 26 per cent in July
- Year-on-year, this is a decrease of four percentage points from July 2018 when it stood at 30 per cent.