Buyers and sellers articles
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As home sellers, buyers wait on a Fed cut, here's how mortgage rates have impacted the spring housing market
While some buyers have come to terms with 7% interest rates, the rate volatility is the factor with the biggest impact, an economist says.
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Why can’t the Buyer do a Home Inspection?
In continuing the topic of the April 2024 article, What are the 7 Systems in a House that you should check?, why can’t the Buyer do a Home Inspection?
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More first time buyers apply for a mortgage in April
The number of first-time buyers applying for a mortgage reached a five-year high in April, according to figures from market research group HDN. In total, 14,500 first-time buyers requested a mortgage last month, up 2,500 on the same period in 2023. The average amount they requested – €353,000 – was also a five-year high, HDN said. In total, buyers applied for some 45,000 mortgages in the fourth month of the year, a rise of 40% on 2023. National statistics office