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Rising interest rates could have a significant effect on US property market
Over half of people considering buying a home in the United States consider rising interest rates to be among the top factors affecting their ability to do so, new research has found. Some 53% are worried about the fact that mortgage rates have increased since the Presidential election and believe that there will be more […] The post Rising interest rates could have a significant effect on US property market appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget
Stamp duty is prohibiting first time buyers in the UK and should be altered in the Budget later this month, preferably to make sellers pay the tax rather than buyers, a new report suggests. According to the Yorkshire Building Society report the latest figures show that in 2016 just 26% of first time buyers bought […] The post Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Home affordability in UK cities at worst level since 2008
Home affordability in cities in the UK is at its worst level since 2008 with Oxford the most expensive urban location to buy a property and Stirling the cheapest, according to new research. Over the past five years, the average UK city house price has risen by 32% from £169,966 in 2012 to its highest […] The post Home affordability in UK cities at worst level since 2008 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →