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# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
First-time buyers made up most of the 12,000 mortgages drawn down in last quarter of 2019
The 12,259 mortgages are valued at €2.7 billion.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 5 December, 2019
Increase in first-time buyers moving to Dublin commuter belt
One economist warned that this increased activity will put pressure on the infrastructural needs in these areas.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
Central Bank keeps 10% minimum deposit rule for first time buyers for 2020
The Central Bank’s governor Gabriel Makhlouf said that the current rules are working.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
First-time buyers in Dublin are now spending an average of €375,000 for a home
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in Dublin had the highest average house price for first-time buyers, costing €520,000.
# first-time-buyers - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
Will the help-to-buy scheme be extended or scrapped? Minister won't rule it in or out until Budget 2020
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said the scheme has played a ‘valuable role’.
# first-time-buyers - Saturday 15 June, 2019
Government planned to spend €200m on mortgage scheme in 3 years. It paid out €50m in just 3 months
New figures show that almost €50 million was paid out as part of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme in the first three months of this year.
# first-time-buyers - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
'Cuckoo funds' shutting out first-time buyers and operating tax-free need urgent review, says FF
Corporate investors known as so-called ‘cuckoo funds’ have spent over €1.1 billion on nearly 3,000 residential properties in Ireland last year
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 6 March, 2019
Murphy insists funding for first-time-buyer loan scheme 'has not run out'
Concerns had been that funds for the government’s Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme have run out.
# first-time-buyers - Monday 4 March, 2019
First-time-buyer loan scheme requires 'further tranche of funding' to continue
A first-time-buyer can apply for a home loan to purchase a new or second-hand property, or to build their own home under the scheme.
# first-time-buyers - Friday 29 December, 2017
Help-to-buy scheme has cost more than originally anticipated
Originally the scheme was estimated to cost the Exchequer €50m.
# first-time-buyers - Saturday 23 December, 2017
Over 500 home-buyers have got the maximum €20,000 Help-to-Buy relief
Around €62 million has been paid to developers under the scheme.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
7 costly mortgage mistakes to avoid as a first-time buyer
Finding your dream home is only the beginning, says financial advisor Karl Deeter.
# first-time-buyers - Monday 2 October, 2017
Cost of new Dublin properties up €39,000 compared to last year
According to the MyHome.ie Q3 Property Report, increases will continue into 2018.
# first-time-buyers - Friday 14 July, 2017
'We need the Help to Buy scheme. It boosts supply and helps first-time buyers purchase new homes'
The scheme is under review before the benefits of the scheme have had the time to come to fruition, writes Tom Parlon.
# first-time-buyers - Tuesday 3 January, 2017
More than 120 people have already applied for the first-time buyer scheme which kicked in today
First-time buyers can apply for a tax rebate of up to €20,000 from today
# first-time-buyers - Saturday 31 December, 2016
5 trends coming down the tracks in the 2017 property market
Economist Ronan Lyons gives us his take on what to expect.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 24 November, 2016
AIB says 14 people lost their homes because of high tracker mortgage rates
The first-time buyers grant and communication with customers in rural Ireland was also discussed in committee.
Smaller deposits and help-to-buy scheme won't 'over-egg' property market - Governor
The Central Bank says that the market ‘isn’t at risk of overheating’.
# first-time-buyers - Friday 18 November, 2016
It's taking up to a third of a working couple’s income to pay the mortgage on their first home
The least affordable area for first-time buyers is Dun Laoghaire Rathdown in Dublin, while the most affordable county is Roscommon.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 20 October, 2016
Coveney: Change to first-time-buyer scheme is 'sensible' but €600k threshold remains
The government has been forced to change one of its key budget proposals on foot of concerns raised by the Central Bank.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
'It's fundamentally flawed': Sinn Féin hits out at revised first-time buyers scheme
Under new rules,first-time buyers will receive a grant if their mortgage is 70% of the value of their home.
# first-time-buyers - Monday 17 October, 2016
Buyers are snapping up new homes in the town once dubbed Ireland's first ghost town
The first phase of a 177 new home development in Adamstown was launched this weekend.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 13 October, 2016
Coveney says including second-hand homes in first-time buyers scheme would drive up prices
The housing minister says first-time buyers are ‘locked out’ of the market.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
First-time buyers will be getting a grant to help them get on the ladder
Housing Minister Simon Coveney says it will come in the form of a tax rebate.
# first-time-buyers - Sunday 11 September, 2016
Poll: Should first-time buyers be allowed to use renting history in mortgage applications?
The Department of Finance thinks it’s a good idea.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 1 September, 2016
Thinking about getting a mortgage? It could take you over six years to save for a deposit
New research shows first-time buyers will rely on a family contribution for a deposit.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 20 July, 2016
Poll: Should first-time buyers get a government grant?
Plans to tackle the housing crisis include a scheme to help first-time buyers.
# first-time-buyers - Tuesday 19 July, 2016
New scheme to help first-time buyers on the way - and it will be back-dated
A new help-to-buy scheme due to be announced on Budget Day will be backdated to today.
# first-time-buyers - Tuesday 7 June, 2016
Poll: Do you expect to buy your own home?
The average age of first-time home buyers is now 34.
# first-time-buyers - Friday 4 March, 2016
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 25 February, 2016
Here's everything you need to know before you look at getting your first mortgage
We’ve got you covered.
# first-time-buyers - Friday 12 February, 2016
7 indispensable tips for first time buyers
Here’s all the best advice you need.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 4 February, 2015
Ulster Bank is cutting its mortgage rates
This follows moves by First Permanent TSB and Bank of Ireland.
# first-time-buyers - Friday 30 January, 2015
Only 395 houses available to first-time buyers in Dublin
This applies to those looking to avail of the Central Banks new rules with a property costing €220,000 or less.
# first-time-buyers - Sunday 25 January, 2015
Poll: Do you plan to buy your own home?
Are you a lifelong renter or do you want the property ladder?
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 23 October, 2014
Will Enda snub the Central Bank to keep deposits at 10 per cent?
A new mechanism to make sure houses remain affordable for first-time buyers is being considered by the coalition.
# first-time-buyers - Sunday 28 September, 2014
Opinion: Game over for mortgage affordability?
In many areas property is simply unaffordable, again – yet our political class seems to regard the ‘recovery’ in property prices as only a good thing.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 4 September, 2014
Knocking through and levelling up - your three-step guide to renovating
Invaluable tips and tricks for navigating the new territory of home improvement.
# first-time-buyers - Thursday 28 August, 2014
Poll: Should a special scheme to help first-time buyers be introduced?
The aim of the possible scheme is to help out new house buyers’ “creditworthiness”.
# first-time-buyers - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
Warning over 'microwave' housing market
First time buyers are being forced out of the market and need to beware of taking on too much debt.
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