December 2010 | Rightmove House Price Index December 2010
December sellers cut asking prices by 3% (£6,969) - falls now recorded in 5 of the last 6 months.
Rightmove forecasts that in 2011 sellers will continue to drop their asking prices with the national average falling by up to 5%, with north/south extremes
Upsides of pent-up demand and fewer marketed properties more than off-set by downside risks of unemployment, increased forced sales, base rate rise and the ongoing mortgage famine
2011 a good year for: Landlords, job secure equity blessed trader uppers and deposit-rich. 2011 a bad year for: Forced sellers, deposit and equity poor, tenants and first-time buyers
