homebuying

Home information packs Hips, introduced in 2007, were supposed to speed up the homebuying process and reduce gazumping and gazundering, where buyers threaten to pull out unless the price is reduced, by giving buyers further details about the home they hoped to buy.

Gazanging – the new menace facing potential homebuyers 2011

Thanks to assistance from homebuying tax credits, low interest rates and more clear disclosures, banks will be prevented from deliberately setting me up for fraud.

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How does capital gains tax and the three-year rule work? 2011

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Why is our lender's SVR so much higher than its fixed rate? 2011

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Do inhibitions against my father prevent me taking over his mortgage? 2011

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Will changing jobs affect our mortgage application? 2011

Rates may not have an effect on homebuying until they reach about 6 percent, said Tom Tzitzouris, head of the fixed-income department at Strategas Research Partners in New York.

Peak buying time ahead, mortgage rates rise Post 2011

Rates may not have an effect on homebuying until they reach about 6 percent, said Tom Tzitzouris, head of the fixed-income department at Strategas Research Partners in New York.

Peak buying time ahead, mortgage rates rise Post 2011

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Can my sister help me buy a house? 2011

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What happens if joint homeowners disagree over a sale? 2011