Approval in Principle, the flaws. Our firm are witnessing a conundrum in the market which is causing both clients and the broker a huge amount of heartache. It is that ... Continue reading
Survival of the weakest, only in Ireland. If the State can't organise a bailout effectively then what hope have they of running a bank? A simple and yet profound question: if th... Continue reading
A ‘Knowledge’ based economy Today the Irish Times had an article about an American University opening a college here, in Dungarvan Co. Waterford. It occured to me ... Continue reading
The end of ownership I had an interesting conversation with an Estate Agent recently who has been in the industry for over thirty years and he said that he ... Continue reading
Burn your books, readers are coming This is fairly off topic for me but today I will write about technology , namely the hand held gadget called a Reader. I recently recei... Continue reading
Uncharted territory – or maybe we just can’t see ahead? Often companies and economists make forecasts and predictions about the direction of the economy, so it is interesting that two of the ... Continue reading
The tipping point? Today I am taking out the crystal ball, and asking it if these final weeks of December 2008 and the start of January 09' are the tippin... Continue reading
New trends in underwriting and credit It is 2009 and one of the things we need to look at (at least from the mortgage market perspective) is the availability of credit. Many... Continue reading
Bond market news from the USA Bond yields in the USA are at historically low yields, the 'flight to quality' we are seeing is that there is a wholesale flight from t... Continue reading
What affects your investment planning Did you ever wonder why some people seem to be doing better in the investment arena than you? Or why certain people seem to always lose... Continue reading