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Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year
Rising mortgage rates and their impact on housing affordability will be the most significant force in the property market in the United States in 2017, it is suggested. The latest quarterly survey from real estate firm Zillow and conducted by Pulsenomics asked more than 100 housing experts and economists what factors would have the greatest […] The post Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rate rise fears driving remortgage surge in the UK
Home owners in the UK are increasingly looking to remortgage as they fear that interest rates are more likely to rise than they were a year ago, new research has found. There was a 14% increase in the number of remortgagers looking for lower monthly payments in December 2016, according to the analysis carried out […] The post Rate rise fears driving remortgage surge in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK property markets in good position to weather Brexit, says two new reports
Regional property markets around the UK currently offer potentially better investment opportunities than those in London, with Brexit likely to hit the capital harder than anywhere else in the UK, a new report suggests. While commercial real estate investment returns in London are unlikely to plummet during the Brexit negotiations, which are due to get […] The post UK property markets in good position to weather Brexit, says two new reports appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →