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14 Nov '23 |
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Expert calls for more ‘green mortgages’ to offer a leg-up to first-time house buyers
Luca Bertalot, of the European Mortgage Federation, which represents more than 2,000 European lenders, said he is concerned about the adverse impact of poor housing affordability and rising living cos - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
07 Nov '23 |
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Onate seals new €50m funding deal with NatWest for Irish loans
The funding line will also help Onate with its own expansion plans – that now include an ambition to begin lending property bridging loans in other European markets, according to Onate CEO Dan Gande - Subscribe |
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02 Nov '23 |
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Hines secures €80m loan from Cheyne Capital for Central Plaza redevelopment
The Dame Street site, formerly home to the Central Bank of Ireland, is being redeveloped as a joint venture between Hines and Peterson Group, the Hong Kong based real estate investment company, after - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Sep '23 |
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Record number of first-time buyers approved for loans as prices rise again
It is the first time since the Banking and Payments Federation started compiling mortgage figures in 2011 that so many first-time buyers have been approved.
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© Irish Independent |
22 Sep '23 |
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Revolut set to enter mortgage market for first time
“It could be one of two models, or a combination,” he said. “The first one is a mortgage financed by us as a bank. Or it could be like a mortgage introduction. But ultimately what we want to bui - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Sep '23 |
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Irish mortgage interest rates nudged up slightly in July
The average interest rate on new Irish mortgages rose marginally to 4.06 per cent in July, according to data published by the Central Bank of Ireland. Fixed rate home loans accounted for 85 per cent o - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Aug '23 |
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Increase in mortgage approvals for first-time buyers despite market slowdown
A collapse in the number of switchers had dragged overall mortgage-approval numbers down, the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) said.
Last month, banks approved a total of 4,747 mortga - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Jul '23 |
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Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) has seen a recovery in demand following a slowdown in the second half of last year
HBFI chief executive Dara Deering: "Against a challenging backdrop of higher interest rates and inflation in construction materials and labour, our support for house building firms gives them access t - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
12 Jul '23 |
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John Walsh: We need an ‘IDA for housing’ to source building funds overseas
Institutional investors have been depicted as vulture funds but the truth is an international solution is necessary as the state cannot fund the entire housing sector by itself - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
25 May '23 |
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Avant Money becomes first lender to cut its mortgage rates and is now letting borrowers fix for life
Avant Money is banking on people choosing to “fix and forget” at a time when European rates have shot up seven times, with more hikes expected. Broker Martina Hennessy of Doddl.ie said Avant Money - Subscribe |
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28 Apr '23 |
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Mortgage switching collapses with approvals down 54% in March
Remortgaging and mortgage switching activity fell 54.4 per cent year-on-year in March, pointing to a slowdown in that market as interest rates rose, according to Banking & Payments Federation Ireland - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
20 Apr '23 |
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Proposals for subsidies totalling up to €600m to encourage apartment building
The Irish Times understands that the plans involve giving the Land Development Agency (LDA) an extra €500 million to €600 million over a number of years to help fund the development of apartments. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
13 Apr '23 |
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Hundreds approved for First Home scheme that bridges gap for squeezed middle home buyers
New figures show that 1,336 buyers have been approved for the scheme since it was launched last July. The new price ceilings include houses with prices of up to €475,000 in the scheme, depending on - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 Mar '23 |
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Marlet secures €384m in funding with AIG and Activate Capital for delivery of 1,108 Dublin apartments
The transaction represents the largest financing deal completed in the capital so far this year and will be used for the delivery of 596 apartments at Grand Canal Harbour in Dublin 8 and 512 apartment - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Mar '23 |
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Cantillon: Mortgage data tells a sobering tale
Despite the dramatic slump in loan volumes and the fall in overall value, the average loan size in February according to the BPFI data was €291,545, 6.7 per cent more than in the same month last yea - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
28 Feb '23 |
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Slight rise in number of mortgage approvals for first-time buyers
This is a 2.1pc increase on the same month last year, according to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.
Separate figures show the stock of houses available for sale remains at a historicall - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
28 Feb '23 |
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Divorced homebuyers: ‘Gamechanging’ rule changes make it easier to buy a new home
My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
07 Feb '23 |
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State house-buying scheme will increase to €360,000 for first-time buyers
Under the changes to the scheme, the house-price limit will increase by €40,000 to €360,000 for people seeking loans from local authorities in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, South Dublin, Dublin City, F - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Feb '23 |
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AIB first with higher mortgage rates after ECB’s fifth move
AIB said on Thursday that it is increasing mortgage rates again, moving within hours of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to hike official rate for a fifth time since July, as rivals said t - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
02 Feb '23 |
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ECB hikes rates by half a point, pledging the same in March
The European Central Bank has raised its main borrowing rate by half a point to 3pc, promising the same next month.
It also raised its deposit rate by half a point to 2.5pc, while its overnight rat - Subscribe |
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