The average price of a residential property in Scotland increased by 3.6% in the second quarter (April to June) of 2008 and is now £155,691, according to figures published by Registers of Scotland.
The For Sale sign tell their own story: they go up more than they come down.
This is the 8th Halifax University Town House Price Review, tracking house price movements in 64 university towns across the UK. The review is based on Halifax's own extensive housing statistics database, along with data from the Times Top University League Tables and Higher Education Statistics Agency.