
Zoopla's Head of Research - Grainne Gilmore
07/15/22 • 45 min
I was so fortunate to be joined by Zoopla's Head of Research, Grainne Gilmore to discuss the UK residential market.
In this episode we discuss;
Grainne's background and how she came to be Head of Research at Zoopla?
How does data from the portals typically differ from the likes of Land registry and Office for National Statistics (ONS) data?
Benchmarking performance year on year can not give the clearest picture as the start point may have been in the pandemic but how is the market comparing to the longer term trends?
How have cities performed and what does the data show for their future vs suburban areas?
What data points are important when looking at forecasting House and rental prices?
The biggest risks to the housing market and what can be done to mitigate them?
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I was so fortunate to be joined by Zoopla's Head of Research, Grainne Gilmore to discuss the UK residential market.
In this episode we discuss;
Grainne's background and how she came to be Head of Research at Zoopla?
How does data from the portals typically differ from the likes of Land registry and Office for National Statistics (ONS) data?
Benchmarking performance year on year can not give the clearest picture as the start point may have been in the pandemic but how is the market comparing to the longer term trends?
How have cities performed and what does the data show for their future vs suburban areas?
What data points are important when looking at forecasting House and rental prices?
The biggest risks to the housing market and what can be done to mitigate them?
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