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05 Sep '22 |
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Shane Quinlan, of Sherry FitzGerald Financial Services: Irish mortgage market is shrinking but there are reasons to be hopeful
The launch of initiatives such as the €400 million First Home shared equity scheme in July provides another option for mortgage customers but more is needed. - Subscribe |
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15 Sep '22 |
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Property Valuer required
Hooke & MacDonald has a new position available for a property valuer within our Commercial Team to deal with ongoing valuation engagements, primarily in PRS / Multi-family investments and developm - Subscribe |
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12 Aug '22 |
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Major fears for mortgage competition after lender caps loans at two-and-a-half times salary
The move by ICS Mortgages to heavily restrict its lending is set to hand huge market power to AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB.
They are already gaining from the planned exits of Ulster Bank - Subscribe |
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12 Aug '22 |
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Charlie Weston: Watchdog has let big lenders off the hook and we will pay dearly for that
The mortgage business in this country is a particularly good case study of the impact of competition and what happens when competition weakens. All the more so as we have a small population.
Before - Subscribe |
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27 Jul '22 |
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First-time buyers are having to borrow more to secure a home as spending power falls, reports show
The latest figures from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show that the average mortgage drawdown by first-time buyers in the second quarter of this year was €263,312, up 13 per cent - Subscribe |
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21 Jul '22 |
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End of era for cheaper mortgages as ECB set to raise interest rates today
Daragh Cassidy of Bonkers.ie said the question now is how high rates will go and whether the main banks will pass on the increase to customers.
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03 Jul '22 |
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Mortgage switching hits record high as the European Central Bank gets ready to hike rates
Lenders approved 5,355 new mortgages with a total value of €1.45bn in May, according to figures compiled by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland. While the volume of new mortgages approved was up 1 - Subscribe |
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01 Jul '22 |
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Ireland has second highest level of rent and mortgage arrears in EU, report finds
Data across the EU27 shows 8 per cent of Irish households were in arrears on debt, up 36 per cent between 2019 and second only to Greece. - Subscribe |
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27 Jun '22 |
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Review of Help to Buy will determine future of €600m scheme for first-time buyers
Evidence suggests as many as a third of those who have availed of the scheme did not need it to meet the deposit requirement and instead used the scheme to create larger deposits. - Subscribe |
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23 May '22 |
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High demand for Avant mortgages is leading to delays
It is understood that several lenders are currently experiencing delays at various stages of the mortgage process due to high demand from home buyers and switchers, in addition to staffing shortages. - Subscribe |
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27 Apr '22 |
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Mortgage measures were not designed to limit house prices, says Central Bank deputy governor, Sharon Donnery
“A policy framework that can deliver lower construction costs, greater supply, lower house-price-to-income ratios and less indebtedness is far superior to one in which a higher cost base and great i - Subscribe |
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14 Mar '22 |
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ICS Mortgages increases its fixed interest rates due to inflation
ICS Mortgages chief commercial officer Ray McMahon said the increases “reflect the significant upward pressure on the cost of financing fixed interest rate products in the international markets”. - Subscribe |
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03 Mar '22 |
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Barings Real Estate Debt provides €225m for Irish logistics deals
Barings has agreed two loans to KKR and Palm Capital to finance their acquisition of industrial and logistics assets in Dublin and the greater Dublin area (GDA). The loans mark Barings’s debut as a - Subscribe |
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07 Feb '22 |
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90,000 could be in line for lower mortgage rate following surge in house prices: Irish Independent Doddl.ie mortgage switching index
Doddl.ie managing director Martina Hennessy said: “With house prices increasing by over 10pc annually, opportunity is now knocking for those who have bought as recently as 2020 to take advantage of - Subscribe |
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04 Feb '22 |
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ICS sees 143pc growth in mortgage lending in 2021
KBC Bank Ireland chief economist Austin Hughes said it was a “noisy and nervous time for borrowers” but that any rate rise would be lower than in previous years. - Subscribe |
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02 Feb '22 |
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Ibec group says Central Bank’s mortgage rules need to be replaced
Property Industry Ireland (PII) has written to the regulator with a submission to its review of the macroprudential mortgage measures that were first introduced in 2015 to provide stability and ensure - Subscribe |
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02 Feb '22 |
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Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) doubles loan approvals for new homes to €835m
The strong performance last year means that HBFI has now committed all of the €730m capital initially allocated to it at inception.
In a statement, HBFI said it will continue to have “significa - Subscribe |
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27 Jan '22 |
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Dilosk explores deal options in shifting mortgage market
Dilosk rivals Finance Ireland and then Avant launched 20-year fixed-rate mortgages last summer, highlighting the competition and innovation in the part of the mortgage market where lenders are chasing - Subscribe |
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26 Jan '22 |
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‘Bank of mum and dad’ hiking house prices, new survey suggests
Barry Cahill of Taxback.com: "The question that regulators and Government should potentially now be asking is whether the ‘bank of mum and dad’ is becoming a banking force in and of itself? One th - Subscribe |
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26 Jan '22 |
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Mortgage drawdowns hit €10.5bn last year – highest level since financial crash
The number of loan approvals hit 53,335 in 2021, up 23.6 per cent on 2020 while the value of those approvals jumped by 30 per cent to €13.4 billion. These are the highest levels recorded since the d - Subscribe |
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21 Jan '22 |
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New €100 million social housing fund, Gresham House Credit Union Income Fund, will finance up to 450 homes
“This fund will match approved housing bodies, who need long term loan capital on competitive terms, with credit unions who are looking for an attractive and secure home for their members’ savings - Subscribe |
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