Mortgage costs rise as interest rates expected to stay higher for longer
“Swaps have gone up quite a bit, so we are thinking we’ll see quite a lot of rate movement over...
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Is a commercial real estate crisis unfolding across Europe?
Recent global events have sparked fears of a commercial real estate crisis in Europe, mirroring situations in Japan and the...
2024-2028 Housing Market Predictions: A Gradual Thaw With Added Challenges | U.S. News Housing Market Index
Over the next five years, although some trends accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to influence real estate and...
These 1pc deposit mortgages are a desperate bribe
Greater demand without any significant measures to address squeezed supply will make the dream of home ownership for many people...
Lenders gear up for ‘mortgage January sale’ as inflation falls below 4pc
Following the inflation drop, swap rates – the main pricing mechanism for fixed rate mortgages – have fallen. Swap rates...
Housing Market: Record Number of Americans Own Home Without a Mortgage
The share of US homes without a mortgage jumped five percentage points from 2012 to 2022 to a record near...
Mortgage rates cut to less than 5pc at ‘big six’ banks
The average two-year fixed rate deal is now 6.19pc and the average five-year deal is 5.79pc, according to the data...
Britain’s lifeless housing market is a harbinger of permanent economic stagnation
Even so, the slight recovery in prices can reasonably be taken as evidence of a rather more resilient economy than...
Mortgage rate rollercoaster is ending…
The mortgage rate rollercoaster is finally winding down but pressure will remain on the property market, Knight Frank claims.
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‘I’ve taken out a 40-year mortgage – I’m banking on rates going down’
Elliot Benson, an adviser at Sett Mortgages, said many of his clients have taken out 40-year mortgage terms.He said: “The...
