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
17 Jul Talking Money – Switch your mortgage to save This week on 'Talking Money' Karl Deeter and Jill Kerby were discussing 'switching' with Cormac on RTE's Drivetime. It was coincidental... Continue reading
Talking Money on RTE 1 Drivetime: Cash in pensions for the over 55’s, 9th February 2015 On the 9th of February in the 'Talking Money' segment of RTE 1 Drivetime show Mary Wilson had us in to discuss some changes that were ... Continue reading
25 Mar The ESRI and the Central Bank butt heads. This headline appeared in the Indo today. We agree with the idea of a safer market, but also agree with the ESRI on this, that it was b... Continue reading
25 Mar What is happening with fixed rates? We have been asked a few times about fixed mortgage rates and why they are lower than standard variable rates at the moment. This has ... Continue reading
20 Mar Answer: The Central Bank don’t deal with mortgage complaints is why… We should probably pose the question, 'Why haven't the Central Bank dealt with any complaints about abuses of the Code of Conduct on Mo... Continue reading