The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days.
5FF 28 August 2026
1. Graduate jobs vacancies worst on record, leading to weaker firs time buyer demand in the future, as 70% of FTBs are graduates
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/graduates-facing-worst-jobs-market-on-record-5HjdgS4_2/
2. Propertymark Reports 84% of properties not reaching asking price and only 9% selling for above asking price.
https://www.propertymark.co.uk/resource/housing-insight-report-june-2026.html
3. BBC puts out misleading video which I debunk, blaming the wrong thing for house prices being so high, and promoting the actual cause of high house prices as the solution to high house prices.
https://youtube.com/live/fL0j4uzsT_o?feature=share
4. Zoopla says buyers bounce back 7% more than last year, but with -9% lower budgets
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/property-news/house-price-index/
5. BestAgent adds ‘heavyweights’ including Rory Sutherland to its advisory board, heralding hope for a better housing market function in the not-too-distant future
https://propertysoup.co.uk/bestagent-adds-property-heavyweights-to-advisory-board/
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