30 year Irish bonds: What it means for the mortgage market In the USA the 30yr Treasury is often called the 'long bond' and it is watched (the yields) very closely as it is the indication on lon... Continue reading
Everybody pays, even the innocent There were many innocent parties to the credit fuelled property bubble, they are generally those who didn't borrow, or who carried no d... Continue reading
AIB closing to switchers: Why? And what does it mean? AIB announced today that they will be closed to switcher mortgage business effective immediately. We spoke to Mary Wilson from RTE's Dr... Continue reading
Irish Independent: Your Money, advice on keeping your home We got a mention in today's Indo in the 'Your Money' section, the story is about the one year freeze banks have on repossessions. The ... Continue reading
Best Mortgage Rates February 2010 There is increased coverage of mortgages in the press of late in particular in the area of fixing or staying on a variable, below are t... Continue reading
Why does a state owned bank subsidise depositors? There is concept in finance of a 'risk free rate', and normally that is seen as being the rate of return on money by a sovereign entity... Continue reading
Mortgage options down 50% as of 2010 The Examiner carried a story about the number of options available to borrowers in the present market and the fact that they have dropp... Continue reading
Are lenders cherrypicking? Banks deny that they are cherry-picking applications and brokers say otherwise. What I can say is that we are going through a credit ad... Continue reading