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Less than three months after the European Central Bank announced the ending of its massive €2.6 trillion bond-buying programme, it is getting back into the stimulus game. The main reason … Continue reading Good news for mortgage holders, bad news for savers
By Frank Conway An Post is reported to be a conduit for a potential mortgage underwriter. Whether or not mortgages costing 1% or less than existing lenders actually launch here … Continue reading An Post mortgages – a business model that requires a lot of scrutiny!
By Frank Conway The latest mortgage statistics from the Bank Payments Federation of Ireland reveals there has been a relatively modest rate of growth in mortgage lending through the 2nd … Continue reading Getting a mortgage remains a challenge
Mortgage lending unsecured in all but name – interest rates no longer reflect risk! Over the course of the last few years, a debate surrounding the cost of mortgages here … Continue reading Should mortgage rates be far higher in Ireland?
With house prices and rental yields on the increase in Ireland at pace not seen since the Celtic Tiger days, many mortgage holders would be right to ask what of … Continue reading Avoid mortgage complacency
By Frank Conway As popular as it might sound, the fair mortgage rates campaign in Ireland is populist and flawed. While some political parties have backed the campaign, the Irish … Continue reading Fair mortgage rates campaign is populism that will hurt consumers
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices in the Dublin market have decreased by 0.1% in February of this year. However, on an annual basis, … Continue reading Mortgage lending rules put brakes on house prices in Dublin
In 2015, 24,134 mortgages drawn down; in 1979, the number was higher. The 2015 figure includes first time buyers, second time buyers and those buying an investment property but it … Continue reading State must create ‘shared fairness’ in dysfunctional mortgage market
The Irish property market is set for a very uncertain period in the months ahead. First, generous Capital Gains Tax exemptions on property are due to expire at the end … Continue reading Central Bank lending limits part of perfect storm in property market threat
I just carried out a review of the mortgage lending market back in 2008 and ran some figures on the impact the proposed 20% deposit rules could have had on … Continue reading 20% deposits would have disqualified 87% of boom-time mortgage market
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