19 Aug Talking Money: Financial milestones of your 30’s, 10th August 2015 On the 10th of August we looked at the 'financial milestones' you should have reached by the time you are in your 30's. As with many t... Continue reading
19 Aug Talking Money: Downsizing your home, 3rd August 2015 Last week on Drivetime's 'Talking Money' we discussed the idea of 'downsizing' your home and what it means, how to do it, and the thing... Continue reading
19 Aug Two identical first time buyers walk into a bar, one qualifies, the other doesn’t The Central Bank rules on curtailing mortgage lending have had an interesting effect, first is that we are seeing more loans draw down ... Continue reading
11 Aug Fixed rate comparison Ireland When it comes to fixed mortgage rates in Ireland there is a little confusion, the first being about 'whether to fix or not' and secondl... Continue reading
05 Aug RTE Drivetime ‘Talking Money’ – drive an old car to save money? Last week on 'Talking Money' we looked at the idea of buying an old car in order to keep costs down because they get cheaper road tax, ... Continue reading
How much deposit do I need to buy a house? This is a really common question, people are still unsure about how much they have to have in order to get a loan. While it is simple e... Continue reading
22 Jul RTE Talking Money: The cost of raising kids This week on RTE's 'Talking Money' we looked at the cost of raising a child. Everybody who ever had kids knows it's expensive, but did ... Continue reading
RTE News at 6 features Irish Mortgage Brokers We were asked for a comment on the Central Bank switching report by RTE News at 6. We believe it is telling us what many already intuit... Continue reading
Loan to Value ratio – a video which explains what you need to know about it The 'loan to value' ratio is a key concept in mortgage lending, it is also extremely simple which makes the concept very easy to unders... Continue reading
17 Jul RTE Talking Money on Life Insurance Back in June (sorry for the delay, we had the recording but didn't post it!) we did a piece on life insurance and both how and why it m... Continue reading