First-time buyers commit to homeownership despite pandemic

First-time buyers commit to homeownership despite pandemic

The pandemic has strengthened the resolve of first-time buyers who have become more determined to follow their homeownership dreams and save more to get a foot on the housing ladder according to new research.

Three in five (61%) of respondents said that buying a home is more important to them now than it was at the start of the pandemic in March. The research, commissioned by Yorkshire Building Society, shows that over a third expected to buy their home sooner due to the pandemic and nearly half said they had been able to save more for their deposit as a result of the impact of COVID-19.
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Source: Property Wire



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