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Latest index shows 24% of housing markets in US counties are less affordable
A quarter of county housing markets in the United States were less affordable than their historic averages in the third quarter of 2016, up from 22% in the previous quarter, the latest data shows. This was also an increase of 19% year on year and the highest since the third quarter of 2009 when 47% […] The post Latest index shows 24% of housing markets in US counties are less affordable appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Interest only mortgage loans in UK could be facing multi billion pound shortfall
Home owners in the UK are facing a £6.1 billion mortgage repayment shortfall in the next decade with 27% of those with interest only loans not able to pay it back, new research suggests. More than a million interest-only mortgages will mature over the next 10 years but more than a quarter of households won’t […] The post Interest only mortgage loans in UK could be facing multi billion pound shortfall appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Over half of UK landlords set to raise rents due to tax changes
Many landlords in the UK plan to raise rents to cope with recent tax increases in the private rented sector and do not plan on expanding their portfolios, a new survey has found. Nearly a third of landlords are considering leaving the market altogether despite predictions that one million new homes to rent will be […] The post Over half of UK landlords set to raise rents due to tax changes appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →