Firesale yields no flame and very little smoke: REA Auction in the Shelbourne The room was packed and there was plenty of property for sale today at the Real Estate Alliance national property auction, however, it... Continue reading
Negative Equity Financing I was on the panel on Frontline recently and during it I mentioned a thing called 'Negative Equity Financing', we were asked by a few j... Continue reading
Regulatory failure: the ban on repossessions In providing a blanket ban on repossessions our regulator has deployed the bluntest tool in the box with all of the grace of a Rhino on... Continue reading
Primetime 2nd February 2010: Mortgage Market Focus Primetime took a look at the mortgage market situation in Ireland on the 2nd of February, they spoke to various industry experts as wel... Continue reading
Property prices may fall, but finance prices won’t Unless you are a cash buyer it isn't a good idea to focus on property as a single cost, in a transaction there are two costs, that of t... Continue reading
Mortgage Market Trend Outlook 2010 We have put together a report outlining the trends we expect to see in the Irish mortgage market in 2010. Many of the opinions have bee... Continue reading
Postcodes: a prelude to property tax I think that the introduction of postcodes will usher in the foundation for property tax, and that the gains to be had from postal effi... Continue reading
Ways to reduce the asking price when buying a property (part 1) Today we will cover some very practical tips which may help you get a better price when you are looking at a property. We suggest you t... Continue reading
Property recovery: Stratified and Pockmarked I can't believe I'm about to say it.... But today I'm writing about niche recoveries in the property market, not the 'whole' market but... Continue reading