The number one portal is making a big marketing and research push to get reluctant owners to put up the For Sale boards next month. It says its own research shows that March is the… Rightmove pushing reluctant sellers to come to market within weeks
The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove – a key indicator of market health – is already stronger than a year ago.
Homesearch – the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” – has delayed its launch.
There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and lockdown.
Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases.
The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month, has been accused of lacking long-term vision. And the agent behind the campaign –… Say No To Rightmove campaign “lacks long-term vision” says portal boss
Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus lockdown ends – and a stamp duty holiday is the number one suggestion from both companies.
Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged downturn with agency closures on the horizon. The bank has cut Rightmove’s share price target… Rightmove downgraded as bank warns of agency closures accelerating
Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons.
Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month. Although the Homesearch website lists the branches as having “joined” the new portal, a statement from the two… Rightmove on the ropes? 2,500 branches interested in new portal
