Upturn in first-time buyers as they come to terms with the downturn
The proportion of intending home-buyers over the next year who will be purchasing for the 1st time is at its highest level for nearly 3 years.
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Do first-time buyers need to be more realistic about getting on the housing ladder?
Halifax today published some research, which stated that parents think their children should stop going out to afford their first home.
NewBuy – Buy a home with a 95% mortgage
NewBuy is a new initiative which aims to help home-buyers secure up to a 95% Loan to Value mortgage on new build properties from participating builders in England.
A hard climb up the property ladder
InvestorBee have taken a look at how long it would take the average person to save for a 20% house deposit across the UK…
NewBuy – boost for home-movers who need it most
NewBuy, a government-backed scheme, will provide a major housing market boost for the buyer groups who need it most.
Property Wisdom – Spot the Buyer Types
Understanding your buyer can mean the difference between a “thanks, but no thanks” and “we’ll take it” – so get the low down before the viewing merry-go-round begins, says property expert Laura Henderson.
Prospective first-time buyer levels at their highest for 12 months as more call ‘bottom of the market’
Our Q2 2011 First-Time Buyer Report was released this week and revealed that first-time buyer levels have reached their highest for 12 months. The results this quarter find that prospective first-time buyers are up to 26.2%, their highest since the 26.3% recorded in Q2 2010.
House prices overvalued say consumers, but just 1 in 4 forecasts a fall
Rightmove’s second Consumer Confidence Survey of 2011 reveals a drop in the proportion of people expecting house prices to fall over the next year.