Higher mortgage rates will complicate housing affordability in 2024: Fannie Mae

October 19, 2023by

Soaring interest rates and a higher-for-longer policy will take its toll on the economy, according to Fannie Mae’s Economic...

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FHFA, stakeholders struggle to pin down costs in score update

October 19, 2023by

Lenders and vendors really want guidance from the Federal Housing Finance Agency what the expense involved in its congressionally-mandated...

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Rents jump 5.7%, house prices hold steady: ONS 

October 18, 2023by

Average UK house prices edged 0.2% higher to £291,000 in the year to August, but private rents jumped 5.7% in...

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Industry draws few positives from inflation update

October 18, 2023by

Inflation remained at 6.7% in September for the second month in a row.  Food inflation fell month on month...

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Inflation update offers sector little comfort

October 18, 2023by

Inflation remained at 6.7% in September for the second month in a row.  Food inflation fell month on month...

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Rents lift 5.7%, home prices hold steady: ONS 

October 18, 2023by

Average UK house prices edged 0.2% higher to £291,000 in the year to August, but private rents jumped 5.7% in...

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Mortgage Business Expo reports record-high attendance

October 18, 2023by

Mortgage Business Expo has announced that visitor numbers at its London show were up 14% on 2022 figures. The event...

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Buy-to-let Watch: Autumn heralds better landscape for landlords

October 18, 2023by

The past year has been a tough one for us all. We started 2023 with predictions of seeing the...

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The Mortgage Works loosens criteria for portfolio landlords 

October 18, 2023by

The Mortgage Works has relaxed the affordability assessments it applies to portfolio landlords.  Nationwide’s buy-to-let unit says it will lift...

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Lifetime customers, lump sums and drawdowns decline: ERC 

October 18, 2023by

Lifetime mortgage repayments surged to more than £21bn a quarter since the end of last year, data from the...

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