The good things about Negative Equity Mortgages (for the banks) There was a post on Geckko's World about Negative Equity Loans - and he rightly pointed out that there had been an instant and widespre... Continue reading
ThePropertyPin.com – We got banned! Having been a contributor for three years to ThePropertyPin I was unceremoniously banned yesterday! In the past I had worked with the o... Continue reading
Marian Finucane Show: 26th June 2010 – featuring Irish Mortgage Brokers We were delighted at the invitation to join the Marian Finucane show on RTE 1 last Saturday for the second time this year, we were aske... Continue reading
Sunday Times ‘Money’ Section mentions Irish Mortgage Brokers We were very pleased to see that we were mentioned in the Sunday Times 'Money' section this week in an article by Niall Brady in which ... Continue reading
Hugh Hendry, my favourite sceptic There is almost nothing that Hugh Hendry isn't sceptical about, and that makes for an excellent sounding board, when you want to double... Continue reading
If you didn’t like 100% mortgages you’ll loathe negative equity mortgages I was interested in the front page of today's Independent in which Charlie Weston broke a really big story about Irish banks being in a... Continue reading
Mortgage Mediation, a solution for mortgage holders in Florida (could it work in Ireland?) Currently about 25% of the mortgages in Florida are delinquent, there is a huge amount of foreclosed property on the market, short sell... Continue reading
Dichotomy in property – apartments versus houses The recent liquidation sales have possibly started a new trend in the property market in Ireland, one whereby there is an increasing di... Continue reading
The Euro is a credible currency Quantitative Easing (which used to be called deficit monetization) is justified - in this clip - by ECB president Jean Claude Trichet. ... Continue reading
Are 100% mortgages the problem? Is LTV a symptom or a cause? An article in the Independent yesterday pointed toward 100% mortgages being a significant attributer to the bubble, I would wager it wa... Continue reading