The numbness of the bottom When bad news stops having an effect then it is a sign that we may be approaching the bottom, if that bottom is an L shape or a U shape... Continue reading
Rent to Buy, why? I had dinner in early 2008 with a man who was a retired builder, he told me about the way he used to do business back in the 70's, and ... Continue reading
Banks ARE lending, just not freely or irresponsibly I have read several articles in this week in our national papers and in them the authors said 'banks are not lending' and in one it wa... Continue reading
Will stimulus plans lead to disaster? In this video which was featured on Yahoo! Tech Ticker Peter Schiff of EuroPacific argues that any additional stimulation of the econom... Continue reading
Will lenders become landlords? In a recent article on Money Marketing News they said that 'Lenders in the UK are likely to become landlords by buying up distressed pr... Continue reading
Housing dysfunction There are some who are saying that there are amazing deals to be found in the current market and if you consider price only then you ma... Continue reading
Generic overview of the market 2009: by sector I was asked by a colleague in the UK to provide an overview of the Irish mortgage market, he has often advised the Bank of England in t... Continue reading
Approval in Principle, the flaws. Our firm are witnessing a conundrum in the market which is causing both clients and the broker a huge amount of heartache. It is that ... Continue reading
Survival of the weakest, only in Ireland. If the State can't organise a bailout effectively then what hope have they of running a bank? A simple and yet profound question: if th... Continue reading
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