Property market – has spring sprung early in Caithness and Sutherland?
Bruce de Wert asks does an increase in property sales and low interest rates mean that spring 2012 is time to make your move?
View ArticleCaithness and Sutherland property market bucks the national trend
Spring has brought increased growth to the property market in Caithness and Sutherland. The growth in sales that I reported last month continues. Yes, this is from a very low base and does not...
View ArticleBig rise in number of homes sold in Scotland
The recent uplift in sales experienced by me and reported in my last blog has now been confirmed in a report on the BBC. The statistics also tend to confir the feelings expressed in m last blog , which...
View ArticleProperty sales up but prices down in Caithness and Sutherland
Recent national headlines, to this effect, mirror my own experience, here in the Far North. HM Revenue and Customs reported that there has been an 11% rise in house sales this year and I would...
View ArticleWhat is a ‘refreshed’ Home Report?
In today’s market, prices can be volatile and, generally, are moving downwards. If the valuation report you are looking at is more than a few months old then it might well be worthwhile to have it...
View ArticleA good time to buy in Caithness and Sutherland!
In Caithness and Sutherland, specifically, there is no question about it. Prices are dropping - and quite steeply. The statistics for the Highland region, as a whole, are a drop of 4.4% but that, of...
View ArticleProperty 2013 – the prospects for Caithness and Sutherland
Imagine the scene - a darkened room, an old crone with a shawl over her head and the crystal ball centred on the table. Draw up a chair whilst I (the old crone) gaze into the future.... First to say is...
View ArticleHousing market confidence!
The Headlines • Confidence in the property market is much higher than it has been of late. • Sales picked up in December and have kept up momentum. • Mortgages are...
View ArticleHousing boom predicted – but not consistent rising prices…yet!
Confidence! I mentioned that in my last article and, boy, do we now have it in spades! All the pundits are predicting a housing boom. Some doomsayers are even predicting a housing bubble! Amazing to...
View ArticleCaithness and Sutherland Property – what happened in 2017 and the prospects...
I'm pleased to say that 2017 has been a good one for Caithness and Sutherland and there is great confidence in the air. Sales are reported by the Registers of Scotland to have increased, overall, in...
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