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© The Irish Times |
22 Jun '18 |
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House prices sky-high due to finance not scarcity
Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics & adviser to Jeremy Corbyn, Ann Pettifor: In a world of fixed land and mobile finance, politicians must ensure that capital flows are managed by public au - Subscribe |
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25 Jun '18 |
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Branch administrator sought by McGuirk Beggan
Remuneration Package - €20ph - Potential commission earnings – Potential bonus based on performance. ***All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence*** - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
22 Jun '18 |
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Expert warns of another boom and bust in Irish house prices
UCD academic Michelle Norris said the investment funds and foreign buy-to-let firms that own a huge segment of the market “could disappear in the morning” if conditions changed, potentially sendin - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
20 Jun '18 |
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House prices set to cool off, says Central Bank boss
Philip Lane: “We have put in place credit measures, so there’s a limit to the loan-to-value ratio and loan-to-income ratio for mortgages. We are putting risk-management parameters in place. If the - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
19 Jun '18 |
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Ibec calls for ‘site value’ tax to replace commercial rates
The Better Housing report, prepared jointly by Ibec and Property Industry Ireland, said that pent-up demand would lead to 50,000 households needed in the short-term alone, while more than 80,000 addit - Subscribe |
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19 Jun '18 |
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House price bubble fears rejected by ESRI
While new mortgage lending is “rapidly increasing” – rising by 13.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year – the ESRI said it is not yet “unsustainable”.
However, it warned that “c - Subscribe |
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11 Jun '18 |
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[Needs SBP sub] Karl Deeter: Before we all vent our spleens at vulture funds ...
The loan buyers (commonly referred to as “vulture funds”) do what all financial practitioners do: they try to buy low and sell high, a concept that’s easier said than done. Consider the followin - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
31 May '18 |
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OECD raises possibility of 'another property bubble' as it warns of overheating in Irish economy
It advised that lending restrictions may need to be extended to cool credit growth.
It also raised the possibility of "another property bubble" if house price growth rates - currently at 13pc per y - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 May '18 |
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David McWilliams: Our housing problem is an apartment problem
The solution to the apartment crisis is an economic one. Ireland needs to build lots of apartments and build up. Belfast has done this. The Belfast skyline dwarfs Dublin’s. In recent years, Belfast - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
24 May '18 |
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Paul McNeive: SCSI president believes 'rigid' planning system is damaging the economy
The newly-elected SCSI president Des O'Broin's frustration is clear, as he begins to list various "blockages" in our planning system, which are hampering the development process and restricting supply - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
17 May '18 |
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How real is risk of a fall in property prices? Even recession might not do it
Is there "a material risk" that the value of your home will fall? The country's top central banker warned as much last week. As Philip Lane also happens to be an internationally respected economist, h - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 May '18 |
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Advisory body urges State to build homes on public land
The State should look to land it already owns such as former docks and rail depots as it seeks to solve the housing crisis, the National Economic and Social Council (Nesc) has said. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
10 May '18 |
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'Entire generation' risks being priced out as property cost continues to surge
Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary, Patricia King: "This crisis is doing untold damage to many lives and an entire generation of young workers now wonders if they will be able to afford - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 May '18 |
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Frank McDonald: Council plan to demolish Herbert Simms housing would be monumental travesty
News that Dublin City Council officials are now advocating demolition of some of the most iconic social housing schemes from the first half of the 20th century, merely because they are now considered - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
04 May '18 |
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Ronan Lyons: How to turn gentrification into a win-win situation
Dublin has boxed itself into a corner with land-use restrictions. By placing very strict limits on how much housing can be put everywhere within the city limits, and what kind of housing, Dublin has g - Subscribe |
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30 Apr '18 |
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[Needs SBP sub] Karl Deeter: The Airbnb malaise is a symptom, not a cause
Blaming the website for a lack of housing supply is like putting your fever down to your thermometer - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
20 Apr '18 |
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Colm McCarthy: How to solve the housing crisis
Most Irish people with a steady job can afford to rent accommodation and can at least aspire to home ownership.
The exception is Dublin. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
20 Apr '18 |
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Richard Curran: Housing boom is different this time - high costs and rip-off rents mean it's far crueller
Dealing with the housing problem head on would have meant taking on various property interests but also taking policy initiatives during the recession years that would have been deeply unpopular with - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
11 Apr '18 |
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Housing crisis 'biggest economic and social issue' as 10pc price increase predicted - report
The lack of housing poses a “serious national challenge and threat” to the economy, a highly influential report warns the Government today.
Housing is “undoubtedly the biggest economic and so - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Apr '18 |
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Cash buyers lead the charge as Ireland’s property woes continue
And so we arrive at a point, where property price inflation of 12.5 per cent is glumly accepted as a fact of life, home ownership is prohibitive for most of the population under a certain age and ineq - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
25 Mar '18 |
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David McWilliams: Dublin is squeezing out low-income workers
So you can see that rents have risen 10 times faster than incomes. Rents in Dublin 2,3,4,5 and 6 reveal increases of a similar magnitude over the past seven years rendering “central Dublin” out of - Subscribe |
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