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...

I recently enjoyed the company of IPAV lecturer Frank Quinn and during our time together we discussed the Irish property market and mor...

I had coffee today with one of my favourite industry guys (who shall remain nameless!), when we meet there is generally a very active d...

Today's post is brought to you buy Keith Sheeran, it is a clients story on the mortgage process, sometimes in industry we spend so much...

The IMF released their report on Ireland yesterday, here are some of the bullet points of the report. Executive summary: Given ...

It is worth noting that the constant calls for 'Regulation' are partly flawed, on one hand we do need more regulation, such as regulati...

Today the FT has reported that the ECB will offer unlimited 12 mth repo facilities to banks, this is a big step for the generally hawki...

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...

I had the honour of being a speaker at a MABS seminar on the 21st of May, it was called 'Keeping a roof over your head' and it was focu...

I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad in 2001 (very belated review!), on the advice of a guy I knew when I was working in Bridgeport on the South s...

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