{"id":10179,"date":"2021-10-20T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwood1dev.wpenginepowered.com\/guides\/general\/demand-stabilising-but-prices-set-to-remain-firm\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:58:22","slug":"demand-stabilising-but-prices-set-to-remain-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwooduk.com\/guides\/sales\/demand-stabilising-but-prices-set-to-remain-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand stabilising but prices set to remain firm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodpro.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/230_Dataloft_inform_Insight-1024x535.png\" alt=\"Chart of correlation between demand and prices \" class=\"wp-image-7764\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Update &#8211; Stabilizing Buyer Demand in the Residential Sector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"list-809\">\n<li>Buyer demand is stabilising according to the latest edition of the RICS Residential Survey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At a national level the new buyer enquiries indicator posted a net balance of zero in September, a sign of stable demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the third consecutive month the volume of newly agreed sales fell back, a net balance of agents (-15) citing a decline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales volumes are expected to remain stready throughout the final quarter of 2021, a continued shortage of supply sustaining pressure on prices. 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