First time buyer mortgage approvals top €1bn in July
The number of mortgages approved by Irish banks in July rose 12% compared to July of last year with first-time…
Homeowners with ultra-low mortgage rates ‘saved’ $600B, offset Fed hikes: Swiss Re Institute
House on the stairs, coin, concept, starting a business Mortgages and real estate investments Saving money Investment risk. Mortgage market…
Housing market to see boost from rate cut: Octane – Mortgage Strategy
Octane Capital has forecast an increase in mortgage approvals and a housing market boost will follow from the Bank of…
South Africa Weighs Tightening Bank-Disclosure Laws on Mortgages
South Africa intends to compel banks to disclose more information about their mortgage-lending practices to boost access to home loans…
Plummeting mortgage rates not benefitting landlords as much as other homeowners
Landlords are not reaping as bigger benefit from recent mortgage rate cuts as those who live in their own homes,…
Lender makes major changes to expat mortgage criteria…
Marsden Building Society has announced several changes to its expat mortgage criteria, including accepting British Nationals Overseas Persons (BNOPs) and…
Consumers get a $600 billion spending boost from locked-in mortgages – Orange County Register
By Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg Mortgages locked in at low costs provided US consumers with an extra $600 billion in…
US Consumers Got a $600 Billion Boost From Locked-In Mortgages
Mortgages locked in at low costs provided US consumers with an extra $600 billion in spending cash since 2022, blunting…
Survey reveals 71% of Brits believe that mortgages should be taught in schools
‘LPA’ is the most confusing term related to property management and mortgages, as only 7% of people in the UK…
First-time buyers made up 48% of house hunters in London this year, data shows | Housing market
Almost half of house hunters in London at the beginning of this year were first-time buyers as cheaper mortgage deals…