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
How falling interest rates hurt banks during a liquidity crisis The falling interest rates are heralded by consumers of Irish mortgage companies as a godsend - well, for the clients of the Irish bank... 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
1 in 10 rental properties have dropped prices in the last week. The website Irish Property Watch has released its latest figures show that from the the 9th to the 16th of November 2008 there were 1,8... Continue reading
How can I avoid reposession? With news coming in that repossessions are rising it is an opportune time to give our readers a few ideas of what you can do should you... 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