Reasons Behind Increasing Interest Rates Increasing interest rates are a constant source of concern for borrowers. The fact that another ECB interest hike is almost imminent so... Continue reading
How the US Subprime Mortgage Crisis Affects Irish Markets Rumours have been circulating about the brewing subprime mortgage crisis for the past 18 months or so. More recently we have seen these... Continue reading
Fixed Rate Mortgages Offer Greater Borrowing Possibilities Many borrowers are unaware that it is often possible to borrow larger amounts if you agree to a 5 year fixed rate with your lender. Thi... Continue reading
Bond Issues, Monoline Insurers and the Fallout from the US Subprime Mortgage Crisis With the current crisis in the US subprime-mortgage market, observers are keen to speculate on who will be most affected by the fallout... Continue reading
Credit Market Anxieties May Weaken the Global Economy For a number of years borrowers have been allowed unrestrained movement in the debt markets. This was largely due to huge demand from i... Continue reading
US Subprime Crisis Has Far-Reaching Effects It has been said that when the US sneezes, Europe catches a cold. The subprime mortgage crisis has now reached out to European markets ... Continue reading
European Central Bank Injects Billions into Eurozone Banking System The European Central Bank (ECB) commenced a three day tender process to inject cash into the stricken Eurozone banking system. In what ... Continue reading
100% Mortgages Ever since its introduction to the Irish market back in July 2005, the 100% mortgage has had to endure much criticism and has been unde... Continue reading
Fall off in Residential mortgage borrowing, precursor to a property crash? Latest figures from the Central Bank show that residential mortgage borrowing in the first half of the year has slowed by up to 25%, co... Continue reading
House prices 2007, Current Housing Market Summary It has been well documented that house prices deflated somewhat in the first half of 2007. The thriving rental market is being driven p... Continue reading