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Real estate prices are reaching record highs but that doesn't mean it's the only time to sell

  • Written by Alexander Tziamalis, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Sheffield Hallam University
Real estate prices are reaching record highs but that doesn't mean it's the only time to sellThe housing market has behaved unpredictably during the pandemicmikesj11 / shutterstock

The real estate sector has unexpectedly thrived during the pandemic. In the last few months, property prices have broken one record after another, climbing to unprecedented heights.

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