sold to first time buyers<\/a>, another December figure beating all years back to 2001.<\/p>\nMark Hayward, Managing Director, National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) commented: \u201cIn November we saw a seasonal slowdown; typically it\u2019s uncommon for people to buy and move close to Christmas. Yet, our December findings have completely bucked this seasonal trend. With demand at an all-time December high and sales to FTBs at their highest on record, 2016 closed on a positive note following several months of uncertainty. However, despite an encouraging December, there remains a clear shortage of homes. We await the government\u2019s housing white paper to see how it intends to tackle this and hope the market continues to improve for both buyers and sellers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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