In this speed read we take a quick look at the numbers behind the shortage of homes currently for sale.
- According to Rightmove there was a 225,000 shortfall in homes available for sale in the first half of 2021.
- In the first half of this year 140,000 more sales were agreed than the 2014 to 2019 average, and yet homes available for sale were down 85,000, creating a 225,000 shortfall.
- The shortage of homes for sale has led to record-breaking house prices. The Nationwide house price index reported a 13.4% annual increase in house prices in June.
- List your property now and take advantage of housing market demand remaining 26% higher than in 2020.
- Source: Dataloft, Rightmove, Nationwide, Zoopla