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
Nassim Taleb on Debt Nassim Taleb says in this interview that the debt problems of 2010 are worse than those of 2008, he has re-released his now famous book... Continue reading
Negative Equity Financing I was on the panel on Frontline recently and during it I mentioned a thing called 'Negative Equity Financing', we were asked by a few j... Continue reading
Irish Independent: Your Money, advice on keeping your home We got a mention in today's Indo in the 'Your Money' section, the story is about the one year freeze banks have on repossessions. The ... Continue reading
Dealing with arrears – a collectors tale Today's post is by a guest writer who we cannot name, but we can tell you that this person works in the collections department of a maj... Continue reading
Fast Track Repossessions, what does it mean? There has been an interesting development in the area of repossessions in recent weeks in which a property can be taken back (repossess... Continue reading
The Millionaire next door (book review) About ten years ago my sister bought me a book called 'The Millionaire next door'. This was when a million still meant something! In to... 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
Inflation… ‘when’ not ‘if’… The endurance of gold at above $900, rising oil prices, the weakening dollar and a Treasury/Fed combo that is increasing the money in c... Continue reading