Northern Ireland is seeing a change with first time home buyers. The amount of loans for these types is up twenty percent from before. First time sales are up nineteen percent this year. The housing market has a much higher rate of demand than supply. It is expected that family homes will feel a slight pinch in the budget, but it is expected that the demand will still stay up. This is driving steady growth.

Read more: Northern Ireland first-time buyers up by 20% on same period in 2016 – Belfast Telegraph