Demand for housing

• The number of house hunters registered per estate agent branch fell slightly in June, from 307 to 305, despite this, the number of prospective buyers remains high for the year.
• Year-on-year, housing demand is almost aligned, with just a one per cent difference from June 2018 when there was an average of 308 house hunters per branch.

Supply of available properties

• The number of properties available per member branch dropped in June, from 41 in May to 37.
• Year-on-year the supply of housing is down marginally, with 39 properties available to buy in June 2018.

Sales agreed

• The number of sales agreed per member branch remained at nine in June, the same level for the second month running.
• Year-on-year, the number of property transactions stayed the same, with an average of nine sales agreed per branch in June 2018.

Sales to first-time buyers

• The number of sales made to first-time buyers in May decreased marginally, falling from 27 per cent in April, to 26 per cent
• Year-on-year, this is a decrease of six percentage points from June 2018 when it stood at 29 per cent.