AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFirst-Time Buyers: Basildon Council will host a Wickford event on October 22, where residents can get advice on mortgages, affordability, budgeting and the legal steps to buying a home. Mortgage Access: Barclays will count eligible limited-company directors’ share of business profits after tax in affordability assessments, potentially widening access for applicants who meet its income and ownership criteria. Market Conditions: China’s property market is showing signs of recovery as new sales, mortgage and housing-fund policies take effect; transactions in 25 major cities rose 33.8% year over year during the National Day holiday. Buyer Bargaining Power: With US mortgage costs high and sales slowing, sellers are increasingly offering rate buydowns or closing-cost help; more than 45% of September sales included concessions. A separate measure shows payments on a median-priced home now equal about 33% of median family income, a record. Property Rights: A Michigan appeals court has cleared Kalamazoo County to acquire a family’s lakefront cottage for a surrounding public park, advancing a dispute that has lasted decades.
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