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...A forward-looking indicator of US home sales jumped to the highest level in a year in March, in a sign that low inventory is pushing up housing demand despite high mortgage rates....
...Including mortgage payments, mortgage insurance and property taxes, he pays $3,500 per month more today than what he spent on rent at the family’s last home....
...Sales of new single-family homes in March unexpectedly increased to the highest level since September, as the lack of housing inventory in the US continues to boost demand for new builds despite high mortgage...
...Simon Gammon, managing partner at Knight Frank Finance, said: “Demand for mortgages to buy homes has been rising since the new year and momentum will continue to build into the summer.”...
...The data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in the mortgage market. Home loan rates peaked in the summer of 2023 before declining sharply at the end of last year....
...Mortgage brokers have welcomed an “innovative” home loan aimed at first-time buyers, which requires a deposit of just £5,000 for homes worth up to £500,000....
...Sales of existing homes fell to levels not seen since the depths of the financial crisis as rates on the standard 30-year mortgage nearly tripled to around 8 per cent last autumn New listings tumbled, as...
...Even the inventory of new homes dipped a bit in 2023, as high mortgage rates put a damper on Americans’ desire to finance anything....
...As mortgage rates hover around 6 per cent, nearly 70 per cent of Manhattan homes purchased in the final quarter of 2023 were bought without a mortgage, according to Pamela Liebman, the chief executive of...
...The growing demand for mortgages that usually characterises the spring home buying season could delay approvals....
...Mortgage rates were at 7.5 per cent, a 10-year high and more than double the 3.25 per cent interest Angela, who requested that the Financial Times not use her last name, was paying on the loan on her home...
...Sales of previously built homes in the US declined in March, as persistently high mortgage rates continue to constrain buying activity....
...Foxtons struck an upbeat tone on home sales on Thursday due to easing mortgage rates, as strong lettings pushed the estate agent’s earnings above expectations last year....
...His mortgage adviser has drawn up an attestation de financement, a formal statement issued by financial advisers to support a home purchase, which Spencer has given to the vendor of the Mougins home....
...Persimmon overshot expectations for new home building last year as falling mortgage rates helped to boost property sales at the end of the year, but warned of a “highly uncertain” housing market in 2024....
...Home loan arrears are lower than during the 2008-09 financial crisis in part because of a resilient labour market and improved mortgage regulations....
...Their supporters say they provide borrowers with certainty and help them pass mandatory affordability tests, particularly those buying their first home....
...Americans are also extremely fond of their fixed-rate certainty. “It’s just so nice,” said one American, a fellow FT columnist, of his home loan....
...The average rate for a 30-year, fixed home mortgage was around 6.63 per cent last week, according to Freddie Mac....
...That’s why they have to react so quickly,” said Simon Gammon, a mortgage broker at Knight Frank. At the end of 2023 there was a rally in bond markets that prompted lenders to lower mortgage rates....
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