Devon Property Market latest insights are mixed right now, but expected to show signs of more stability in 6 months!

The latest Property Insights survey was extended to a wider audience of property professionals in January. We extended the survey beyond estate agents, to include all of those involved in the property buying process, which include, solicitors, surveyors, mortgage advisors, property investors and more. By doing so, Property Insights intends to get a wider perspective of the property market.

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At the moment we collect responses from all property professionals which offers a broad and unique perspective. In the future, we will be segmenting responses to see if there are differences between the professional’s views! This is all designed to give you an in-depth understanding of the property market and in particular ‘your local market’!

The results of the latest survey suggest the Devon property market is showing signs of house price stability according to the majority of property professionals (47%).

However, there is still a large proportion (44%) who believe house prices in Devon are coming down. This clearly indicates a mixed consensus in terms of the direction of the market and is most probably reflected in the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.

House Price Stability

The results of the survey show a more positive sentiment in the short term.

A larger proportion of professionals were confident prices will remain stable (59%) in 6 months time.

This is a significant increase from the current sentiment of 47% and suggests there is positivity around the corner.

This sentiment was backed up in an interview with David Edwards from John Smales Estate Agents, who said; “at the moment, it’s all about getting the price right. If a property is priced correctly there are plenty of buyers, but if it’s not, then it often won’t sell”. This suggests the market is price sensitive, but there is still a strong demand for the right property in the right location. As David Edwards said; “people will always want to move to Devon”.