The Challenges of First Time Buyers To Property Ownership

Owning a property has been one of the people's much desired goals. By being able to own your own property, it saves you the time and money that usually ends up being used to pay off rent. Unfortunately, with the current downward trend of economy, people are having a difficult time saving up money for their intended future home. Instead, this goes to pending monthly bills, and or interest rates as dictated by various lending institutions. And to make matters worse, these lending companies are increasing their interest rates from a minimum of twenty percent to as far as thirty percent of the property's appraised value. And this is charged in a form of a deposit which can be discouraging for first time buyers. Though renting still remains as an option to many b able to get sheltered under a decent roof, it is still not a favorable option since they are paying an amount similar to a mortgage's amount but it becomes a dead end since the investment will just simply go to the home! owner and not the tenant.

Even if the recession has significantly decreased the amount of properties being sold out there, lending institutions on the other hand, are raising the deposit required for a mortgage application. And to think that years back, there are no initial deposits existing. On the other hand, even if some relatives desire to help their kin pay off some mortgages, they are unable to due to their own financial struggles. Looking at studies and surveys, it is confirmed by The Council of Mortgage Lenders that the numbers of first time buyers in the year 2008 has greatly lessened. In addition to the aforementioned facts, it is not only the buyers affected but also the sellers themselves because with increasing business costs and interests rates, the number of people able to afford to purchase theses sellers' houses or properties are not that big anymore. And with fewer buyers, the longer it takes them to be able to sell their property which is bad because the longer it remains unsold, t! he chances of its price being lessened. Not to mention that these sellers would also have to pay for the regular upkeep of the property to keep it in shape.

Though these people have the option to directly sell their property to companies who are interested to purchase their homes, the amount that they would prefer to buy the property would likely be lower than the amount these sellers would hope to sell their homes. Looking at various options, it is best to weigh things first before utilizing any alternatives. Shelling out money and or selling a property without taking things into consideration could be financially disastrous so it is best to hold off and conduct a thorough research.