Mortgage drawdowns fall 22%, driven by switching slump

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Mortgage drawdowns were down almost 22% between July and September when compared to the same period last year.

New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that just over 11,600 mortgages were drawn down during the three month period, valued at over €3.1 billion.

Today's data shows that FTB volumes and values are at their highest levels since 2007 and 2006 respectively, on a year to date basis. "FTBs accounted for almost 80% of home mortgage drawdowns on new properties and 69% of home mortgage drawdowns on secondhand properties in the third quarter of 2023," Mr Hayes said.

When compared to the previous quarter, overall drawdowns were up over 17% in volume terms, and almost 15% in value.A total of 4,161 mortgages were approved during the month - over 60% were for FTBs, while mover purchasers accounted for over 22%.

 

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