# mortgages - Thursday 23 October, 2014
# First Time Buyers
# First Time Buyers
A new mechanism to make sure houses remain affordable for first-time buyers is being considered by the coalition.
# mortgages - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
# Pricey Pads
# Pricey Pads
Most of buyers’ ‘mattress money’ that was built up during the boom years is gone.
# mortgages - Saturday 11 October, 2014
# Bubble Buster
# Bubble Buster
With these rules in place, property prices will tied to people’s incomes rather than crazy speculations.
# mortgages - Thursday 9 October, 2014
# Right Direction
# Right Direction
There figures relate to the six main banks, which cover 90 per cent of the market.
# mortgages - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
# Property Bubble
# Property Bubble
Yep, the party in power during the last property bubble…
# mortgages - Tuesday 7 October, 2014
# Mortgage Your Future
# Mortgage Your Future
The Central Bank has revealed some new guidelines to banks. Here’s how they might affect you.
# Laying Down The Law
# Laying Down The Law
The Central Bank is seeking to reduce banks lending risky mortgages.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Is self-regulation now a non-runner?
# mortgages - Friday 3 October, 2014
# Mortgage Arrears Crisis
# Mortgage Arrears Crisis
The guides cover both the Circuit and High courts.
# mortgages - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
TDs have been debating a Sinn Féín-proposed motion on homelessness.
# mortgages - Thursday 11 September, 2014
# Over Stimulation
# Over Stimulation
Savills say that the mortgage guarantee scheme could do just that.
# mortgages - Thursday 4 September, 2014
# Winners
# Winners
But you should take advantage while you can, OK?
# Next Level
# Next Level
Invaluable tips and tricks for navigating the new territory of home improvement.
# mortgages - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
# Debt Problem
# Debt Problem
The headline number of arrears has fallen, but ultra long term problem loans continue to climb.
# Cat Melodeon
From The Daily Edge
# Cat Melodeon
A stroke of marketing genius.
# mortgages - Thursday 14 August, 2014
# No End In Sight
# No End In Sight
New figures from the Department of Finance also show that Buy to Let loans are still struggling.
# mortgages - Saturday 9 August, 2014
# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
The selling off of IBRC assets leaves home owners vulnerable to a rise in interest rates.
# mortgages - Friday 8 August, 2014
# Pay Up
# Pay Up
The rate is coming down, but new lending for house purchase is still more expensive than the euro zone average.
# Inbox Me
# Inbox Me
This was the week in business.
# mortgages - Tuesday 5 August, 2014
# Payback Time
# Payback Time
Meanwhile, new mortgage approvals have hit a three year high, with over €400 million approved in the second quarter.
# mortgages - Friday 1 August, 2014
# Up Up Up
# Up Up Up
The author of the report David Duffy says it is expected house prices will continue to increase in 2014.
# mortgages - Saturday 12 July, 2014
# Mortgages
# Mortgages
Politicians are bemoaning the fact that older people might now have to carry debt onto their pension books – but that’s the risk of re-mortgaging.
# mortgages - Monday 30 June, 2014
# Positive Negative
# Positive Negative
The bank has launched a new product that will help people in negative equity move – but they’ll take the debt with them.
# mortgages - Friday 27 June, 2014
# Inbox Me
# Inbox Me
This was the week in business…
# mortgages - Thursday 26 June, 2014
# Sell Off
# Sell Off
The sale of the performing mortgages to domestic player Dilosk was confirmed this morning.
# mortgages - Monday 23 June, 2014
# Mortgage
# Mortgage
It’s a reality we can no longer ignore – mortgage affordability is little better now than it was at the height of the boom.
# mortgages - Thursday 19 June, 2014
# Austerity
# Austerity
Giving tax cuts in the upcoming budget would be popular, but it’s not the right thing to do.
# mortgages - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
# Rural Towns
# Rural Towns
The key to taking advantage of the bounce-back is to remove some of the fixed costs involved in starting up a business (or keeping one going).
# mortgages - Monday 9 June, 2014
# Paying Up
# Paying Up
Debts owed across the board continue to fall, but buy-to-let loans are coming down at a slower rate.
# mortgages - Wednesday 21 May, 2014
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears
The bank has urged struggling customers to get in touch, with the prospect of legal action also on the table.
# mortgages - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
# Not Helping
# Not Helping
It’s planned a portion of mortgages for first-time buyers will be guaranteed by the State as part of the Government’s Construction 2020 scheme.
# mortgages - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Market Malfunction
# Market Malfunction
New figures show a big jump in drawdowns, but concerns remain over the structure of the market.
# Bubble Bubble
# Bubble Bubble
The scheme, which is being examined by the Department of Finance, would see the State guarantee a proportion of mortgages.
# mortgages - Friday 25 April, 2014
# Bursting Bubbles
# Bursting Bubbles
The Reform Alliance reckon it has housing bubbles licked.
# mortgages - Thursday 24 April, 2014
# Credit Crunch
# Credit Crunch
We’re too focused on paying down our existing debt burden to consider new lending, says a new report.
# mortgages - Thursday 10 April, 2014
# Mortgage Arrears Crisis
# Mortgage Arrears Crisis
The number of permanent restructures is up by around 200 in February.
# mortgages - Wednesday 9 April, 2014
# Arrears
# Arrears
Independent TD Stephen Donnelly accused the government of failing to take the welfare of “tens of thousands of men, women and children” into account when selling mortgage loans to US hedge funds.
# mortgages - Friday 4 April, 2014
# Debt Relief
# Debt Relief
The plan “vests control in the banks”, a statement from two Credit Union agencies said.
