06 Mar Generation Rent? Try generation Broke It bothers me when people promote long-term renting as a better choice than home ownership because it belies some basic facts. When I ... Continue reading
02 Mar Newstalk: Karl Deeter on the Pat Kenny show discussing pensions The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk had us on to talk about the future of pensions and to help people understand some of the looming issues ... Continue reading
13 Feb The state can’t help you get a write-down (if you need a mortgage) We had an interesting call today because a prospective client wanted to know about Home Choice Loan which is a state sponsored lender. ... Continue reading
25 Jan First experience with ‘Help to Buy’ We are currently undergoing our first experience with a client who wants to use 'Help to Buy' and the same issue has arisen at two diff... Continue reading
04 Jan Making sense of ‘help to buy’ Yesterday Revenue announced the details of the new ‘help to buy’ scheme. It is designed to make buying a home more realistic for first ... Continue reading
RTE Primetime features Irish Mortgage Brokers in studio We were please to be asked on to Primetime in RTE to discuss the new rent control (rent predictability) measures announced today by the... Continue reading
12 Dec Central Bank mortgage arrears published for Q3 of 2016 The Central Bank published the quarterly mortgage arrears figures today, here are the key findings (taken from their press release). T... Continue reading
08 Dec Vultures are a key part of our housing recovery When we hear talk of 'vultures' and 'vulture funds' it's usually in highly negative overtones. That's why the name-calling exists in th... Continue reading
21 Nov The Irish ‘Trump walls’ we don’t discuss Commentators in Ireland love looking down on Americans, even more so since Donald Trump beat establishment insider Hillary Clinton. Th... Continue reading
Tonight with Vincent Browne, budget day special, 11th October 2016 We were asked to take part in a panel discussion on TV3's "Tonight with Vincent Browne" to discuss housing. The main point that we rais... Continue reading