Tag: interest

• Jun 13 2009

  Determining The Listing Price

  When it comes to buying a home, most  potential buyers will use the listing price as the number one factor to determine the homes that they look at. Even though you and a Realtor may determine the asking price, the buyer will determine the selling price. If the price is too high, most buyers won’t…

• May 08 2008

  Buy-To-Let Market Becoming More Attractive

  The buy-to-let market saw significant growth from 2003 – 2006 as a result of a favourable economic climate and low interest rates. This made it easier for prospective buyers to own property which resulted in: 1. Fewer tenants, since more tenants could afford to buy their own property 2. A surge in rental properties coming…

• Apr 27 2008

  Property Market Prices

  According to The Economist: ‘Fluctuations in property prices can arise not only owing to cyclical movements in economic fundamentals, interest rates and the risk premium, but also as a result of the intrinsic characteristics of the property market itself.’