Property News and Market Analysis from BrightSale Online Estate Agents

What was that about a recession?

Taking into account we are now officially in a recession, you would be forgiven for believing that the housing market is currently, stagnant.  Whilst prices have undoubtedly taken a tumble, our own performance statistics indicate that this price correction has stimulated potential buyers into looking at property again. In fact, the ... More

What's BrightSale's opinion on buying now? Well, let me tell you...

It's very difficult to call the market right now, some analysts are predicting doom, doom and more doom, yet others are proclaiming this is the ideal time to buy!  Who should you believe?  It seems like there is a never ending stream of contradictory information populating the media.  So what should you do? As self-serving as this mig... More

'Portal Stranglehold on Buyer Searches is Loosening' - according to BrightSale Research

Important new research on home buyers’ changing browsing habits was revealed today by national online estate BrightSale.com. BrightSale’s research was conducted over the month of November 2008 and measured the percentage of its sales leads generated by:  a) established property portals such as P... More

Has Sir James Really Slain the Mortgage Lending Dragon?

Well he did his best.  After his interim report in July was positively tepid in its support for direct Government intervention in the mortgage markets, Sir James Crosby finally got off the fence in his full report (published with the pre-budget report this week).  In fact he went from lukewarm to ‘shock and awe’.  Without direct Government intervention in the wholesale mortgage markets he p... More

Busy Busy BrightSale

Wow, what a few weeks it's been here at BrightSale Towers!  Releasing groundbreaking new features, adding a huge amount... More