Short Sale Loans or Negative Equity Loans We were asked to make a presentation to the Department of Finance's 'Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears' which is made up of the main int... Continue reading
Too many Bureaucrats? Is the Public Sector costing too much? This is a video by my friend Dan Mitchell from the Cato Institute and the Centre for Freedom and Prosperity. While it may be primarily... Continue reading
Irish Mortgage Brokers in the press, May 2010 We had a busy month in the financial commentary world. A list of our press mentions is below 23rd May 2010: Sunday Tribune: Safe for a... Continue reading
Who is telling porkies? Lending figures v.s. Advertisements In the first quarter of 2010 there were c. 62 business days, and from this time frame we have gotten the most recent lending figures fr... Continue reading
An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure – banks need to change how they deal with arrears Currently banks are not interested in dealing with customers who 'might go into arrears', they tend to brush them off - instead focusin... Continue reading
Bank of Ireland Rights issue begins tomorrow, 20th of May 2010 The Bank of Ireland are starting their rights issue tomorrow, below is a picture of the time-line showing how the rights issue will wor... Continue reading
PTsb mortgage rate increases PTsb have been fairly honest in the way they have handled their loan book over the last two years, unpopular too, however it is importa... Continue reading
Falling euro, friend or foe? Many critics of the Eurozone are sceptical because they have always raised the fact that countries cannot devalue their currency, think... Continue reading
Irish Property Investor Report: Spring 2010 We are pleased to release our new Irish Property Investor Report for the Spring of 2010 (click on the picture to view it). The people t... Continue reading