House prices: movements and trends in Ireland 2008 We have said for some time that house prices will fall throughout 2008, we saw a recent article in the Sunday Tribune saying that house... Continue reading
How to get a mortgage, simple and easy steps to getting a mortgage Mortgages scare some people and if you are reading this because you are considering a mortgage then hopefully it will help you realise ... Continue reading
Banks acting like the Central Bank… too little too late Something that astounds me in the midst of the credit crunch is the changing attitude of lenders. We are seeing reductions in what they... Continue reading
Debt Reduction Blog. What happens if you miss mortgage payments? August 16th 2008 A question we are sometimes asked is ‘what do we do if rates rise and we find it hard to make payments?’. The root of the answer lies i... Continue reading
The demise of 100% Mortgages Mortgages in Ireland continue to evolve, with 100% mortgages in Ireland now a thing of the past. We saw the 100% mortgage products die ... Continue reading
Banks taking a ‘Stake’ in property deals. There were several articles about this in the press recently, mentioning banks taking an 'interest' or 'equity stake' in certain develo... Continue reading
Interest Rates: The Fed, The Bank, and the ECB Interest rates are again in the headlines as the Fed, the Bank of England and the ECB all had meetings. It may be a little known point ... Continue reading
FSA warns banks, but will the Irish Regulator follow suit? The FSA (Financial Services Authority) has warned specialist lenders that it has extreme reservations over how they are handling some a... Continue reading
Debt Reduction Blog 6th August 2008 We have decided to start a weekly debt reduction blog, many people are very conscious of their funds and concerned over what way to uti... Continue reading
Changing bank trends Today we will highlight some changes that we may see come into the Irish mortgage market in the near future, as well as some suggestion... Continue reading