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US housing market sees more first time buyers and single women buyers
More first time buyers and single women are buying homes in the United States with a robust jobs market helping them back to home ownership, new research reveals. Over the long term first time buyers make up around 40% of the market, according to the National Association of Realtors, but this fell to a 30 […] The post US housing market sees more first time buyers and single women buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Survey finds home buyers feel pressured to take out insurance with mortgage provider
Home buyers in the UK are paying over the odds on their home insurance by opting for products provided by their mortgage company, according to new research. Around 17% of mortgage holders could be paying £66 more than they need and with around 7.8 million mortgaged households in the UK this equates to overpayments of […] The post Survey finds home buyers feel pressured to take out insurance with mortgage provider appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New mortgages in UK increased month on month but still below a year ago
The number of new mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19 month low in August but lending is still down 15% year on year, the latest data shows. The figures from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) indicate that members approved 38,252 mortgages for house purchase in September, up from 37,241 in […] The post New mortgages in UK increased month on month but still below a year ago appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →