RTE: The Week in Politics on Central Bank mortgage rules We were asked to comment on the Central Bank mortgage loan proposals, we believe they are as blunt an instrument as you could use and t... Continue reading
20 Jan The problem of over-saving Just when we thought we heard it all in terms of the strange scenarios you encounter in credit, up pop's something new, the problem of ... Continue reading
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
08 Dec RTE Morning Ireland: ask Irish Mortgage Brokers about homelessness We were asked by Morning Ireland to discuss homelessness and to iterate our view that the removal of bedsits which were a source of hou... 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