Despite the imposition of the six-week lockdown, there is good news for Northern Ireland s first-time homeowners.
Ulster Bank, one of our Big Five High Street lenders, has announced the first 90% mortgages since the start of the pandemic.
It hopes that its three and five-year deals will open up the property market, especially to first-time buyers. These could be available early in the New Year.
This will put pressure on the rest of the Big Five - Danske Bank, Bank of Ireland, AIB and the Progressive Building Society - to follow suit.
The Ulster Bank s announcement comes as the property market displays more buoyancy than expected.