Why aren’t mortgages MORE expensive? In looking at any product or service you will often hear people mention 'supply and demand', it is one of the foundations of Microecono... Continue reading
Derek Braun vs David Cantwell on the Late Late show Pat Kenny had two well known commentators on the Late Late show on Friday, David Cantwell a director with the largest new homes estate ... Continue reading
Mortgage Interest Relief (TRS) changes for May 2009 The changes mentioned in the recent budget will be kicking in soon and it will mean that people are likely to be affected in their mort... Continue reading
Property prices, are we near the bottom? Are property prices bottoming? there are a few reasons why some commentators feel we are going to start to see recovery. 1. Many ... Continue reading
Euribor yield curve changes April 2009 Below are two charts of the Euribor yield curve (many thanks to Bank of Scotland Treasury for their excellent daily reports!). Here ... Continue reading
Ulsterbank & First Active won’t be passing the rate cut The Ulsterbank Group (which incorporates First Active) have announced they will not be passing on the latest ECB rate cut to their vari... Continue reading
To fix or not to fix, even if it ain’t broken Paul O'Connor from MyHat.ie asked me to do a post about fixed rates, like us, they get lots of questions on mortgages, property etc. ... Continue reading
Financial planning? Get a financial planner! As the lyric goes I’ve been laid up from work my rent is due, my kids all need bran new shoes, money’s too tight to mention... Mick Huc... Continue reading
Stamp Duty ‘Trade In’ deal…. wtf? This post must, by definition start with a giant 'WTF?!', because in it we will be looking at the new stamp duty 'trade in' scheme, bro... Continue reading
The pincer of fixed rates while in negative equity A recent article in the Independent stated that 'fixed rate borrowers are taking all the pain'. The base rate has fallen from 4.25% to ... Continue reading