INCREASED activity in the housing market during April and May has pushed sale prices closer to asking prices, providing fresh evidence that the three-year property slump may be coming to an end, the first Independent on Sunday Housing Market Report shows.
Unlike other market surveys, which follow the views of large national chains, the monthly report is drawn from information provided exclusively by independent estate agents - 86 offices in all.
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