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008			060222n2006 000 0 eng u
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041	0		_aeng
110	1		_aNational Association of Estate Agents _9886
245	0	0	_aProperty market enters 2006 on a high
260			_c2006
490		0	_aEstate Agent _vJanuary/February 2006, 6-7(2)
520			_aPresents the results of the National Association of Estates Agents' (NAEA) December 2005 housing market survey. NAEA records that sales figures were healthy leading up to and over the Christmas period and were up on the same time the previous year. Buyer applicants dropped for the third month running from 342 to 302 per agent a fall of 11.7%. The average difference between asking price and sale price rose in December from 3.9% to 4.0%. First time buyers decreased in December with their market share dropping from 8.4% to 7.0%. Comments on the potential effects of SIPPs and HIPs on the market. Predicts the 2006 residential market to show small but steady increases of 2-5% and that average house prices will increase by up to 100% over the coming 10 to 15 years. Figures.
590			_aIKA280206
650	2	4	_aNAEA HOUSING MARKET SURVEY
650	2	4	_aSELF-INVESTED PERSONAL PENSIONS
650	2	4	_aHOME INFORMATION PACKS
690			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
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