Housing
First-time buyers continue to dominate market as mortgage approvals top 30,000
The number of overall mortgage approvals fell by 4.5 per cent month-on-month and by 18.2 per cent compared with the same period last year
The number of first-time buyer mortgage approvals has exceeded 30,000 for the first time in the 12 months to August, according to the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI).
A total of 4,534 mortgages were approved last month, of which 2,829 were first-time buyers and 1,029 were mover purchasers.
The number of mortgages approved last month fell by 4.5 per cent month-on-month and by 18.2 per cent compared with the same period last year.
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