New housing sales in Spain will remain stable, but second-hand housing will suffer in 2024, according to the experts — idealista/news

The gap between demand and supply is a key factor that marked the real estate market in Spain during 2023. This is likely to continue in these first months of the year, just as there is a difference between new and used housing. According to the experts consulted, new housing transactions will remain stable at the start of the year but used housing will be reduced due to inflation, interest rates and the current war conflicts, creating investment insecurity for buyers.

New home sales could maintain a positive trajectory in the first quarter of 2024, supported by sustained demand and

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Data reveals the Australian cities where homeowners are selling at a loss | Housing

More Australian homeowners are selling up quickly but failing to make a profit in the process.

New CoreLogic data shows the portion of owners making a loss – after selling their home within two years of buying – rose to 9.7% in the June quarter, compared with 2.7% in the same period of 2022.

The median amount lost on the resale was $30,000.

“We are two years on from the height of pandemic-related lockdowns, low interest rates, and have just passed the peak of transitions from low fixed rates to high variable rates,” CoreLogic’s Eliza Owen said.

“The portion of

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