Supply, Demand, & Prices of Irish Property – A talk by Ronan Lyons Ronan Lyons gave a talk to CFA Ireland on the 9th of July on the topic 'Supply, Demand, & Prices in Irish Property'. Ronan is on... Continue reading
Boom Bust, house prices, banking, and the depression of 2010 by Fred Harrison (book review) I have been quite public about my belief in property tax (caveat being we should have far less income tax/levies etc. perhaps a 'flat t... Continue reading
The investment method of property valuations. I recently enjoyed the company of IPAV lecturer Frank Quinn and during our time together we discussed the Irish property market and mor... Continue reading
Living in the past, Irish property prices. Paul O'Connor of MyHat.ie and PropertyWeek.ie has written up a great post on the Irish property market, the single biggest hindrance in... Continue reading
How is TRS calculated? TRS or Tax Relief at Source, is a mortgage related tax relief available to first time buyers. The working elements of it will be descri... Continue reading
Current account interest rates are set to drop Banks have a pool of money called 'zero rated funds', this is the money that they hold for which they are paying no interest. Lots of c... Continue reading
Infrastructure: Costing too much and rewarding so few I am not about to say the Luas isn't great, having used the service several times I find it to be more efficient than the Dart or bus a... Continue reading
Why aren’t mortgages MORE expensive? In looking at any product or service you will often hear people mention 'supply and demand', it is one of the foundations of Microecono... Continue reading
Derek Braun vs David Cantwell on the Late Late show Pat Kenny had two well known commentators on the Late Late show on Friday, David Cantwell a director with the largest new homes estate ... Continue reading
Property prices, are we near the bottom? Are property prices bottoming? there are a few reasons why some commentators feel we are going to start to see recovery. 1. Many ... Continue reading