The upside to Negative Equity? Sometimes I write articles that are inflammatory, today’s is of that ilk, I want to point out some of the upsides to Negative Equity. T... Continue reading
UBS write down €37 Billion, wait…How much is a billion? When you hear people talking about ‘A Billion’ be it a Bank talking about a billion in write-downs, or a politician talking about a bil... Continue reading
The best mortgage brokers in Ireland. On Friday the 28th of March there was a massive turn out for the MoneyMate and Investor Magazine Awards for 2008. We were pleased to se... Continue reading
The Fallout and the Bailout. I feel like I keep repeating myself, the crisis is related to property and leverage. Unlike the tech bubble the issues caused by proper... Continue reading
Finance returns to the year 1400 I didn’t think in the year 2000 that towards the end of the first decade we would see the financial world turning to the things that we... Continue reading
Do you need a ‘Reality Check’? Property prices rationalise. According to Britain’s largest property portal Rightmove.co.uk sellers need a ‘reality check’ when selling their according to a story p... Continue reading
The Banks want to issue a slap on the wrist to those pesky HedgeFunds! Irish Banks are considering legal action against several hedge funds in the belief that they gave false information about them in order... Continue reading
What are the best mortgage rates? Mortgage Interest Rates explained. What are the best Irish mortgage rates? What are interest rates and where do they come from? These are all good questions and in today’... Continue reading
The ECB won’t cut rates? A central bank doing exactly what it should. The Fed is still trying to bail out the US economy, there must be a fundamental belief there that a recession is the worst thing in the... Continue reading
Bear Stearns feels the bear, when in doubt ‘bailout’ Bear Stearns is toast. They have gotten money from the Fed (via) also JP Morgan Chase (who took them over), sorry, I meant 'bailed them... Continue reading