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The pending home sales index from the National Association of Realtors fell 0.3% month to month, the fourth straight monthly decline.
Pending sales were, however, 21.4% higher than December 2019, and this was the highest December reading on record.
“Pending home sales contracts have dipped during recent months, but I would attribute that to having too few homes for sale,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.
There is “a lot of opportunity” for investors to take advantage of distressed real estate assets, according to one of London’s prime property investors.
Montague Real Estate’s Thomas Balashev said the current economic downturn had devalued otherwise sound assets.
Investing opportunities are available across the globe, said Balashev, noting an uptick in interest from investors in Asia.
The plan to switch locations comes at a time when London’s finances are under pressure.
It is hoped the move will help authorities save millions of pounds.