Avoid counterfeit coins Since I was a kid I was kind of fascinated by coins, whenever I travel I'll normally make sure to obtain one of the different denominat... Continue reading
Property recovery: Stratified and Pockmarked I can't believe I'm about to say it.... But today I'm writing about niche recoveries in the property market, not the 'whole' market but... Continue reading
Why is the bank asking for my marraige licence? The approach of underwriting in banks is an ever changing beast, sometimes they seem to focus only on payslips and p60's, at other time... Continue reading
Precious Metals: Is Silver the Golden opportunity? Gold prices broke the $1,000 mark again and have been hovering around that mark for some time (today's spot price is $991.91), this is ... Continue reading
Moving paper or ‘selling your mortgage’. In the USA and Canada they sometimes refer to a process of 'moving paper' which is where a person sells their mortgage - the actual deb... Continue reading
NAMA uncovered Yesterday the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) legislation was brought out in the Dail (that's the Irish Government buildings fo... Continue reading
Bank margins after NAMA The current debate is raging over NAMA and the pricing of loans, much of it centres on the value of the properties in question and abou... Continue reading
A phonecall with Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute Sometimes when I'm having a rough day I decide to reach out to some of the people that I see on TV or read about in the press and talk ... Continue reading
Negative Equity Explained People have often asked about 'negative equity' and I thought that the easiest way to explain it wasn't in words alone but in pictures ... Continue reading