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
Where property prices are going vs where they are There are strong signals we will be getting a rate cut and historically that means that property prices will go up in response to a mon... Continue reading
Solicitors have run, will others follow? Michael Lynn famously fled owing tens of millions of euro to banks and people he had ripped off. The last I heard of the lynngerbread m... 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
Less tax and simple bankruptcy could be the best solution As we await what is being described as a 'savage' budget, it is important to remember some of the ideas being thrown about may appeal p... Continue reading
ECB Cut Rates by 0.5% bringing the ECB base rate to 3.75% The ECB rate change has given many of us a pleasant surprise, the ECB has cut rates by 0.5% giving a new base rate of 3.75%. For many o... Continue reading