08 Jan 09 RICS Predicts House Sales Increase 2009
A cursory glance at the flurry of forecasts by major institutions makes gloomy reading, with an estimated fall in house prices during 2008 ranging between a ‘modest’ 10% and a whopping 16%+. One particularly depressing survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported that the current property market is the worst it has been for the last 30 years, with less than 1 house per week being sold by many estate agents in 2008.
Tags: Consumer Trends, Predictions 2009
18 Dec 08 Consumer Trends & Predictions 2009
As we approach 2009, battered and bashed by the credit crunch, the British consumer is being forced to face facts. Even the most blinkered shopaholic has no option now but to take stock; no longer can we splash our cash.
Tags: Consumer Trends, Predictions 2009
