12 Jan Mortgage rates set to drop and competition to increase in 2015 We have commented several times since last year that the trend for mortgage rates in 2015 will be to see them drop. With spreads of c. ... Continue reading
05 Dec Our submission to the Central Bank on CP87 – Mortgage lending caps We submitted a paper to the Central Bank on the mortgage cap proposal they have put out for consultation. Our view is that apart from b... Continue reading
11 Nov Primetime: excessive interest rates Last night's Primetime had a well thought out piece on variable interest rates. The general thesis was that variable rates are 'too ... Continue reading
TV3 Ireland AM speak to Irish Mortgage Brokers about mortgage caps We were asked to speak to Ireland AM on TV3 about the proposed mortgage caps, some of the concerns about what the outcomes may be and t... Continue reading
21 Oct Central Bank Mortgage Cap Calculator: did you get shafted? We have designed a simple calculator that lets you put in your property price, what rents you are currently paying, how you think price... Continue reading
09 Oct Prudence puts you deeper in debt… Nice work by the Central Bank The news that higher loan to values will have to be limited is being mistakenly applauded by many financial commentators, almost none o... Continue reading
RTE Primetime: new mortgage rules, in studio discussion Miriam O'Callaghan from Primetime spoke to Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers and Ronan Lyons from Trinity College and Daft about th... Continue reading
08 Oct Newstalk: Lunchtime speaks to Irish Mortgage Brokers about ‘mortgage caps’ Jonathan Healy of Newstalk spoke to Karl Deeter about capping mortgage loan to values and loan to income amounts. This is a logically c... Continue reading
18 Sep Today FM: The Last Word on mortgages Matt Cooper from 'The Last Word' had Charlie Weston (Irish Independent) on his show along with Karl Deeter to discuss mortgages, loan r... Continue reading
09 Sep RTE Drivetime: ‘Talking Money’ to buy or not to buy a property? This week on RTE Radio 1's 'Drivetime' our regular Monday edition of 'Talking Money' covered the issue of buying a home. Many first tim... Continue reading