More than £10,000 wiped from asking price of average Sheffield home
Sellers are now asking for £166,746 on average compared with £176,834 this time last year, according to Sheffield Residential - a drop of £10,088, or 5.7 per cent.
And he hailed it as a great news for buyers, especially those taking their first step on the property ladder.
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Hide AdWriting on his property blog, he said the biggest percentage price reductions, in terms of percentages, had been for detached houses in the city.
"Only time will tell if the current levels of Sheffield asking prices is a correction of optimistic house sellers after a couple of months of enthusiastic asking price rises in the lead-up to Christmas, or if it is an initial sign that property values are slipping.
"To judge what is really happening to the Sheffield property market, we believe these asking prices must be viewed in conjunction with both the values achieved and the length of time it takes to sell the property.