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© Irish Independent |
22 Sep '17 |
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Mortgage for life: Thousands will have to pay mortgages well into their retirement
The failure to clear debts before retiring is partially down to people taking out bumper mortgages during the housing bubble years and then finding themselves unable to service their debts during the - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
20 Sep '17 |
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Mortgage war intensifies with KBC offering 10 year fixed rate
Financial experts said banks cutting rates were signs that they are stepping up competition, with more cuts now expected from other lenders.
KBC Bank is launching a 10-year fixed-rate deal of 2.95p - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
15 Sep '17 |
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Customers to save hundreds as AIB cuts variable mortgage rate
Robert Mulhall: "Our strategy, when conditions allow, is to pass on variable rate reductions to both new and existing customers and we continue to do that. Therefore existing SVR customers will automa - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Sep '17 |
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Mortgage-to-rent scheme to keep people with arrears in homes
One person familiar with the scheme said that the investors providing the finance would be guaranteed a steady, State-backed return over 30 years, whereas families will be enabled to stay in their hom - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
08 Sep '17 |
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Pepper Ireland names new CEO
Pepper Ireland has appointed Cormac Ryan, formerly of Ulster Bank, as chief executive of the Sydney-headquartered firm's Irish division.
The reshuffle comes as the company's current boss, Paul Doddre - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
02 Sep '17 |
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Start-up wants to get ‘bank of mum and dad’ lending to first-time buyers
Homeoptions says it is offering a “competitive and smart alternative to home ownership” by allowing home seekers purchase an option to buy on a property of their choice, while living in it. The pr - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
31 Aug '17 |
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House hunters being pushed into more debt as prices surge
A total of 3,970 mortgages were approved in July.
Just over half of these were accounted for by first-time buyers, according to the latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland ( - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
30 Aug '17 |
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Mortgage approvals for first-time buyers continue to exceed housing supply from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
In the year to date, there has been 13,247 first-time buyer mortgage approvals, up 43pc year-on-year. The help-to-buy scheme is contributing to this trend, with separate data from the Revenue Commissi - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
11 Aug '17 |
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Families priced out of property market as a third of income needed for mortgage
The EBS DKM Irish Housing Affordability Index notes that "in that time a definite deterioration in affordability has become apparent across all regions of the State".
The proportion of disposable or - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 Aug '17 |
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Revealed: How many secured approval for mortgage - but couldn't find a home to buy
"Both approvals and draw downs are clearly rising, but a mismatch is now opening up as approvals grow at a faster pace," said economist with Goodbody Stockbrokers, Dermot O'Leary. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 Jul '17 |
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Revealed: The average deposit you need to buy a house in each county
North side: €30,247
City Centre: €29,635 (prices closely resemble those in Galway City)
West Dublin: €29,707
South side: €56,344
Co. Galway - €18,231
Galway City - €26,854
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© Irish Independent |
30 Jun '17 |
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First-time buyers are driving surge in mortgage approvals
David McNamara, analyst with Davy Stockbrokers, said the data signals further strong growth in house prices in the coming months.
Mr McNamara forecasts that mortgage lending will hit €7.5bn this ye - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 Jun '17 |
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Mortgage approvals rise by 45% in May by value
Data from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland reveal there were 4,124 approvals valued at a combined €884 million granted during May. This compares with 3,046 approvals and a value of €609 mil - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
21 Jun '17 |
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Increase mortgage market competition: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Isolde Goggin: “We think increasing competition is also extremely important. More new entrants would in turn increase competition. Rebuilding our international reputation is central to this, getting - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
19 Jun '17 |
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Mortgage market and lending issues expose flaw in creating single State agency
The Options for Ireland’s Mortgage Market report by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) suggests Ireland’s mortgage market is dysfunctional. No surprise there. With six lende - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
16 Jun '17 |
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Banks warned over cashback mortgage deals
"The work of Pricelab detailed in the analysis earlier shows that consumers cannot properly assess these type of loan product and often make poor choices." - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
13 Jun '17 |
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Bank of Ireland cuts mortgage rates as competition heats up
New borrowers with large deposits, and existing mortgage holders with large amounts of equity in their homes, will qualify for the lowest interest rates.
This is because the bank is offering fixed - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
07 Jun '17 |
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Loans for buy-to-lets despite poor credit
"We'll do our own due diligence on borrowers and properties, and we will lend to a borrower who has come through a period of turbulence with their lender but is now out the other side," Ian Wiggleswor - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Jun '17 |
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Pepper Money to offer property loans in Ireland
Pepper Money has set up a new sales division here to offer commercial mortgages from this month, with loan values ranging from €250,000 to €7.5 million.
Pepper said it hopes to issue about €30 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
31 May '17 |
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First-time buyer mortgage approvals up 19%
According to figures released by the Banking and Payments Federation, the 1,819 first time buyer mortgages approved in April represented a drop of 8.4 per cent on the volume approved in March of this - Subscribe |
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