Fife House Prices are £29,998 cheaper today than in 2007

For anyone trying to buy a home in Fife today, that headline probably sounds ridiculous.

Fife house prices are higher, deposits involve larger sums of money, mortgage payments can feel substantial and household finances are being squeezed by the wider cost of living. It is therefore understandable that many Fife people look back at the last few decades and conclude that buying a home must have been considerably easier then.

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