Articles for Home Buyers

Significant increase in mortgage applications in 2024, many from younger home buyers
3 days, 11 hours ago

Significant increase in mortgage applications in 2024, many from younger home buyers

NL Times  

The mortgage market grew significantly in the Netherlands last year after the dip it experienced in 2023, statistics provided by the mortgage sector show. Mortgage advisor chain De Hypotheker noticed that young home buyers have been applying for a mortgage more often lately. “First-time buyers have profited from the declining mortgage interest rates combined with the wage increase in the …

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Home buyers becoming more ‘price sensitive’, says property website
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Home buyers becoming more ‘price sensitive’, says property website

The Independent  

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The federal government's Help to Buy scheme is coming and this is how you can take part
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The federal government's Help to Buy scheme is coming and this is how you can take part

ABC  

The federal government's Help to Buy bill, which hopes to target low- and middle-income earners trying to get onto the property ladder, has been passed into law by parliament on Wednesday. The federal government will give buyers taking part in the scheme an "equity contribution" of up to 40 per cent of the cost of a new home or 30 …

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Average mortgage amount rises to record €346,572
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Average mortgage amount rises to record €346,572

NL Times  

The average mortgage amount for the purchase of a new home rose to the highest level in the third quarter of this year, reports De Hypotheker. According to the mortgage advisor, the average mortgage amount rose 8 percent to 346,572 euros, surpassing the previous record from the first quarter of 2022 of 337,384 euros. The average mortgage amount of young …

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Easing lending rules would make it easier for first home buyers, but would it create financial instability?
2 months, 1 week ago

Easing lending rules would make it easier for first home buyers, but would it create financial instability?

ABC  

As the Reserve Bank meets to consider whether to follow in America's footsteps and cut interest rates, housing affordability is again centre stage of the political debate. They point a worsening picture of mortgage stress picture now that the Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate to 4.35 per cent and variable interest rates are hovering around 6 per …

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More Australians are reaching retirement with a mortgage as first home buyers get older
2 months, 2 weeks ago

More Australians are reaching retirement with a mortgage as first home buyers get older

ABC  

Linda Thoresen is dealing with a precarious future. Finance analyst and founder of Digital Finance Analytics, Martin North, said more people were remaining in the workforce for longer because of "a significantly higher mortgage liability than they expected". Mr North said the Reserve Bank of Australia should be looking into this issue because high house prices forced more first home …

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Victorian apartment, unit and townhouse buyers to get stamp duty concession when they buy off-the-plan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Victorian apartment, unit and townhouse buyers to get stamp duty concession when they buy off-the-plan

ABC  

The Victorian government is slashing stamp duty for new apartments, units and townhouses as it tries to give the state's housing market a boost. Premier Jacinta Allan on Monday announced a 12-month stamp duty concession for anyone buying an apartment, unit or townhouse when they buy off-the-plan. Treasurer says plan won't necessarily drive up prices Ms Allan said the move …

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House prices may be on the rise but these experts say there's still room for first home buyers
3 months, 1 week ago

House prices may be on the rise but these experts say there's still room for first home buyers

ABC  

Buying a home is tough. "What some first home buyers are under the illusion of is if they're buying an investment property, they can get the rent out of that as well," Mr Macdonald said. "There are ways you can buy your first home with a 10 per cent deposit or even a 5 per cent deposit," she said. "There …

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RERA update: Uttar Pradesh RERA passes 5 orders to safeguard home buyers’ interests
3 months, 1 week ago

RERA update: Uttar Pradesh RERA passes 5 orders to safeguard home buyers’ interests

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority has passed several orders over the last few weeks to protect the interests of homebuyers. UPRERA makes it mandatory for real estate developers to publish project QR codes in all documents shared with buyers With the aim of promoting transparency in the real estate market, UPRERA has said that it will assign a …

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Everything you need to know about the NT government's new housing incentive grant scheme
3 months, 1 week ago

Everything you need to know about the NT government's new housing incentive grant scheme

ABC  

Applications for Australia's most generous housing grant scheme has opened in the Northern Territory. The NT government's new HomeGrown Territory and Fresh Start New Home programs include three different grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, encompassing both first home buyers and existing home owners. Under the scheme, first home buyers can either access a $50,000 grant if they build or …

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HT interview:‘Problems can be fixed by roping in experts’:Sanjay Lal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

HT interview:‘Problems can be fixed by roping in experts’:Sanjay Lal

Hindustan Times  

Contesting as an independent candidate from Gurgaon, Sanjay Lal, the president of the Federation of Apartment Owners Association and a member of the Central Advisory Council of RERA states that he stands for the rights of homebuyers and residents of Gurgaon and Badshahpur, who have been short changed by developers, politicians and the authorities. Speaking to Abhishek Behl, Lal said, …

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NBCC moves SC to complete stalled projects of realty major Supertech Ltd
3 months, 2 weeks ago

NBCC moves SC to complete stalled projects of realty major Supertech Ltd

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Sep 24 The state-owned NBCC on September 24 moved the Supreme Court seeking to develop and complete embattled realty major Supertech Limited's 17 stalled or partially built projects where around 27,000 hassled home buyers are stuck for years. NBCC on September 24 moved the Supreme Court seeking to develop and complete embattled realty major Supertech Limited's 17 stalled …

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Real estate projects - execute sale, purchase only through registered agents: UPRERA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Real estate projects - execute sale, purchase only through registered agents: UPRERA

Hindustan Times  

The UP Real Estate Regulatory Authority has said that sales and purchase of real estate projects should be executed only through agents registered with the UPRERA to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders. We are aiming at the introduction of professionalism in the work of Real Estate Agents,” said Sanjay Bhoosreddy, chairman, UPRERA. “If sale of property is not through …

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Mortgage rates finally fall for first-time buyers – best deals compared
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mortgage rates finally fall for first-time buyers – best deals compared

The Independent  

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Unhappy home buyers in Gurugram decide to field their own candidates in assembly polls
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Unhappy home buyers in Gurugram decide to field their own candidates in assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Home buyers in Gurugram and Badshahpur, dissatisfied by the apparent neglect of their demands and concerns by the government and political parties, have announced that they will field their own candidates in the Haryana assembly elections in order to represent the rights of urban residents of the city under the aegis of Federation of Apartment Owners Association. FAOA, which which …

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SC upholds order for refund of amount to home buyers by builder for delayed possession of flat
5 months, 1 week ago

SC upholds order for refund of amount to home buyers by builder for delayed possession of flat

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Jul 29 The Supreme Court on July 29 upheld an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directing a developer to refund the entire amount paid by the home buyers for delayed possession of their flat. SC upholds order for refund of amount to home buyers by builder for delayed possession of flat A bench of Justices …

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How to find a new mortgage
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How to find a new mortgage

Daily Mail  

Mortgage service provided by London & Country Mortgages, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. NatWest and TSB lower mortgage rates despite base rate cut delay looking more likely Two more high street banks have announced they are cutting mortgage rates as home loan costs continue to drift downwards. Just one in eight would-be first-time buyers can …

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David Crisafulli unveils housing policies, says LNP will not proceed with pumped hydro project if elected
6 months, 4 weeks ago

David Crisafulli unveils housing policies, says LNP will not proceed with pumped hydro project if elected

ABC  

While Labor's budget was all about cost of living, the LNP's reply is focused on housing. He also confirmed an LNP government would not proceed with the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project, labelling it a "thought bubble". Labor's budget, released on Tuesday, revealed extra concessions on stamp duty would be offered to first home buyers this financial year — including no …

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Major lenders cut mortgage rates in ‘welcome boost’ for market
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Major lenders cut mortgage rates in ‘welcome boost’ for market

The Independent  

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Has the great Australian dream of affordable home ownership turned to a nightmare?
9 months ago

Has the great Australian dream of affordable home ownership turned to a nightmare?

ABC  

Almost everyone recognises the problem. A recent study by the US Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that while higher rates since 2021 had made life tougher for home buyers, affordability would have been even worse if rates hadn't risen because housing prices would have risen more. Since the turn of the century, lower interest rates have allowed home buyers …

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Revenue department seeks report on home buyers’ woes in Karnataka
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Revenue department seeks report on home buyers’ woes in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Following a written complaint by home buyers stating that their complaints to the stamps and registration department were ignored for months, the Revenue Department has written to the Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps to submit its action-taken report within a fortnight. The letter issued on March 25 and signed by AG Meena, under-secretary of revenue department, …

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No respite in sight for home buyers as Noida Authority to challenge High Court order
9 months, 3 weeks ago

No respite in sight for home buyers as Noida Authority to challenge High Court order

Hindustan Times  

Two weeks after the Allahabad High Court ordered Noida Authority to execute registries in the name of home buyers in Cloud Nine’s Lotus Espacia housing project in Sector 100, the authority has decided to challenge the court order, thereby causing more delay in the process. The Noida Authority has decided to challenge the High Court order requiring it to execute …

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UP-RERA Introduces Digitally Signed QR-Coded Project Registration Certificate
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UP-RERA Introduces Digitally Signed QR-Coded Project Registration Certificate

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority has introduced digitally signed QR-coded project registration certificates and directed builders to prominently display these certificates featuring QR codes at both corporate and project site offices. Certificates will contain essential project details such as the project name, builder's name, registration number, duration, start and completion dates, project addresses, and key conditions of registration, …

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Almost 50% home buyers prefer 3BHK homes; 75% want balconies: FICCI-Anarock survey
10 months ago

Almost 50% home buyers prefer 3BHK homes; 75% want balconies: FICCI-Anarock survey

Hindustan Times  

In a reversal of trend, almost 50% of home buyers prefer buying 3BHK homes and 38% favor 2BHKs. That’s not all, as many as 58% millennials and 39% Gen-X potential buyers intend using their gains from other investments to purchase homes, a FICCI-Anarock Consumer Sentiment Survey has said. As many as 58% millennials and 39% Gen-X potential home buyers intend …

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