Household lending is up It's kind of funny how you can pick things up anecdotally and then see official figures confirm your suspicions. In August we saw a goo... Continue reading
The Second Wave: How Development loans were banked and RIP’s The fact that NAMA is now set to leave loans under €20 million with the banks is debunking the justification for its original creation.... Continue reading
The reason why mortgage rates don’t have to go as high as bond rates. Dr. Peter Bacon made an interesting quote stating that he thought that "The first is I think households are going to be more cautious ... Continue reading
Where do we go from here? It’s up to you… This is a guest post from blogger/web-commentator we know as Spqr64, he is an active poster on a site called The Property Pin. We are d... Continue reading
Interbank Yield Curve: 28th September 2010 It has been a while since I posted on the yield curve, the main reason was that I lost my daily treasury letter from Bank of Scotland w... Continue reading
Why a borrower bailout is not likely The EBS is on the block and there have been countless headlines regarding the idea that debts might get written down by Wilbur Ross if ... Continue reading
Is keeping families ‘in the home’ merely keeping them in the fire? You must question the morality of ‘keeping people in the home’ when doing so will push them deeper into debt they already can’t afford.... Continue reading
Hugh Hendry talking Hedgies The inimitable Hugh Hendry talking about his own industry, I find him to be a really straight talker who doesn't mince his words. Love ... Continue reading
Sunday Time: OpEd on Mutual Building Societies The Sunday Times ‘Money’ section ran an opinion piece by Irish Mortgage Brokers on Mutual Building Societies in which we lamented the e... Continue reading