Key points of interest from this month’s survey
- Investor plans to sell their properties are declining.
- There is an even spread of preference for fixing mortgage interest rates one, two or three years.
- Despite expectations of higher mortgage rates, there is no lift in intentions to repay debt.
- While 18% of investors have indicated the March 23 tax changes have encouraged them to sell, 12% say they will hold their properties for longer than previously planned.
- Even if mortgage rates were to rise 3%, only 8% of investor say they would be forced to sell property.