New trends in underwriting and credit It is 2009 and one of the things we need to look at (at least from the mortgage market perspective) is the availability of credit. Many... Continue reading
The bailout has arrived, Irish banks in line for Government funds. The banking bailout has come along, as many of us always thought it would, in the form of a (potential) €10 billion Euro package. An an... Continue reading
What affects your investment planning Did you ever wonder why some people seem to be doing better in the investment arena than you? Or why certain people seem to always lose... Continue reading
Rate Expectations In the Book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens we saw Pip help out an escaped convict, one who had done some wrong, the convict late... Continue reading
The stage is set for Euribor Trackers now that ECB ones are gone. The market recently witnessed the death knell of the last tracker available, it was Leeds Building Societies high margin ECB + 2.2% off... Continue reading
Everything old is new again, buying on layaway I remember getting a new coat when I was about eleven, we went to a shop in Swords village, next to a place that was called 'Savages' (... Continue reading
Proving your Income to a Lender One of the most critical aspects of gaining mortgage approval is showing concrete evidence of your income. The reason for this is to sh... Continue reading
An argument for and against property tax in Ireland Today's article will be unpopular with almost everybody, myself included, however, it is not intended to scare or cause frustration, me... Continue reading
Brokers short sell themselves in a race to the bottom. It is clear that I am no fan of the new 'homeloanchoice' scheme brought into being in the 2009 budget. I have always felt that 'if it a... Continue reading
The best monetary decision will be that which is taken I have looked back at market crashes, the Dutch Tulip Bulb crash, the Railway crash in the USA, the Great Depression, the Oil Crisis in... Continue reading