Looking to sell your home before the new year? Well, it turns out Boxing Day might be your golden opportunity to secure a sale.

In 2022, retail company Rightmove found they had a record number of new sellers who decided to put their homes up for sale on Boxing Day, this was a significant 46% increase from 2021. This puts a whole new spin on shopping the Boxing Day sales .

Property experts at Martin & Co. say that surprisingly the best time to sell your home is Boxing Day even though the majority of people don’t even know about

Rising interest rates are inflicting pain on stressed homeowners and investors, which could see a rise in distressed property sales this spring, according to new research by Finder.

A whopping 39 per cent of Aussie mortgage holders – equivalent to almost 1.3m households – said they struggled to pay their home loan in August, according to Finder’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker.

And two in five (40 per cent) of property investors are struggling to keep pace with soaring mortgage payments and are worried they will have to sell their investment home.

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The gap

Albany, Rochester and Buffalo are among the nation’s fastest housing markets. Austin, once known for its speed, is one of the slowest.

In Albany, NY, the typical house that sold in September went under contract in just eight days, making it the fastest market in the country. Next came Rochester, NY (9), Grand Rapids, MI (9) Buffalo, NY (11), San Jose, CA (12) and Seattle (12).

Aside from Seattle and San Jose, all of the six fastest markets have median home sale prices well below the national level

Santander is offering £185 to people who switch from a rival bank.

The offer is open to new and existing Santander customers, using the Current Account Switch Service to switch to certain current accounts.

In order to qualify, you need to switch within 60 days of requesting the move – and within that timeframe pay in at least £1,500 and set up two direct debits.

You’ll then get the money within 90 days.

Who else has offers like this?

HSBC