1 in 10 rental properties have dropped prices in the last week. The website Irish Property Watch has released its latest figures show that from the the 9th to the 16th of November 2008 there were 1,8... Continue reading
Emerging markets dont’ have it any easier For many people the transfer of wealth from west to east is a cause for concern. China's unbridled rise (one which some believe will pl... Continue reading
Everything old is new again, buying on layaway I remember getting a new coat when I was about eleven, we went to a shop in Swords village, next to a place that was called 'Savages' (... Continue reading
Where property prices are going vs where they are There are strong signals we will be getting a rate cut and historically that means that property prices will go up in response to a mon... Continue reading
Currency markets Q4 of 2008 In the last few weeks we have seen some of the most volatile currency markets in history. Iceland (Króna) as a nation basically went ba... Continue reading
An argument for and against property tax in Ireland Today's article will be unpopular with almost everybody, myself included, however, it is not intended to scare or cause frustration, me... Continue reading
Buy some petrol up North while you do your shopping. With the new petrol levy of 8 cent per litre it will put the average price of petrol in Ireland to about €1.27 which at current exchang... Continue reading
It’s not all gloom and doom: some of the things will improve in the downturn I'm a big bad bear, have been for quite some time, but even the likes of me can see that the property fallout will have some good aspec... Continue reading
Poverty, more than just a matter of money This article is about poverty and is part of the Blog Action Day 2008 in which blog writers from around the world write about a certain... Continue reading
The best monetary decision will be that which is taken I have looked back at market crashes, the Dutch Tulip Bulb crash, the Railway crash in the USA, the Great Depression, the Oil Crisis in... Continue reading