Financial Regulator probe into mortgage brokers & estate agents. Yesterday the Indo had a front page story about brokers and estate agents could potentially ‘rip-off’ customers. This obviously affects... Continue reading
If you are not going to buy make sure you get cheaper rent. In the current property market sales are down, it is having a big effect on many financial institutions because the decrease in transac... Continue reading
Nobody ever wants to pay for anything, a crystal ball of sorts Have you ever wanted to own a crystal ball? Today you will get a chance to see a view that I believe is the next best thing to owning a... Continue reading
House prices: movements and trends in Ireland 2008 We have said for some time that house prices will fall throughout 2008, we saw a recent article in the Sunday Tribune saying that house... Continue reading
Banks acting like the Central Bank… too little too late Something that astounds me in the midst of the credit crunch is the changing attitude of lenders. We are seeing reductions in what they... Continue reading
Debt Reduction Blog. What happens if you miss mortgage payments? August 16th 2008 A question we are sometimes asked is ‘what do we do if rates rise and we find it hard to make payments?’. The root of the answer lies i... Continue reading
The demise of 100% Mortgages Mortgages in Ireland continue to evolve, with 100% mortgages in Ireland now a thing of the past. We saw the 100% mortgage products die ... Continue reading
How far are we down the rabbit hole? How far into the credit crunch and liquidity crisis are we? Banking stocks would have you think that it’s all upwards from here on in b... Continue reading
Interest Rates: The Fed, The Bank, and the ECB Interest rates are again in the headlines as the Fed, the Bank of England and the ECB all had meetings. It may be a little known point ... Continue reading
FSA warns banks, but will the Irish Regulator follow suit? The FSA (Financial Services Authority) has warned specialist lenders that it has extreme reservations over how they are handling some a... Continue reading