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Our NEWS section is the most comprehensive publication on the business of property in Ireland, keeping our trade readers fully informed on all developments in the property business and among their competitors.

It gathers together in one place all reports on the market, and goes into much greater detail than does the consumer press on trade issues of interest to estate agents, developers and other property professionals. It summarises property stories from the media, and provides handy links to the full stories. Occasional indepth features and opinion pieces for a fully developed online property magazine. It also acts as a searchable archive of all property matters down the years.

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© Irish Independent 15 Jul '24

PTSB could compete ‘more aggressively’ in mortgage market if regulator revised risk level, say Barclays analysts

Analysts recently released a report that examined various areas of the Irish banking sector. These included analysis of PTSB, research into who can compete for mortgage market share in Ireland, and -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 09 Jul '24

ICS Mortgages cuts rates for buy-to-let borrowers

ICS Mortgages has announced rate cuts for its buy-to-let mortgage products in anticipation of further interest rate reductions at European Central Bank (ECB) level. The nonbank lender, owned by Dil -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 03 Jul '24

Revolut plans Irish mortgages launch in first half of 2025

The market has received a fresh injection of competition this year, with ICS Mortgages lowering rates and easing lending restrictions, and Moco, owned by Austrian bank Bawag, making inroads into the m -  Subscribe
© The Property Week 20 Jun '24

Report on the Availability, Composition and Flow of Finance for Residential Development

DOWNLOAD HERE > The Department of Finance overview of the funding landscape: "there is reasonable access to finance for viable development. However, viability remains a challenge in certain segments, -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 14 Jun '24

First-time buyers looking further afield for homes amid stiff competition, BPFI research says

Some 26,000 first-time buyer mortgages were drawn down in 2023 with a total value of €7.2 billion. This represented a 1.6 per cent increase in the number of home loan drawdowns to the highest level -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 30 May '24

Irish mortgages start-up Nua to go live with initial brokers within weeks

The company, co-founded in late 2021 by bond market veterans Fergal O’Leary and Mark Watson, is understood to be close to finalising a wholesale funding line from a major international bank. It is -  Subscribe
© Irish Examiner 01 May '24

MoCo Austrian parent firm amasses €1bn in Irish commercial property loans

The €1.15 billion in loans means that 23 per cent of the bank’s commercial real estate lending is located here. Nearly all of the bank’s Irish lending relates to deals with commercial real est -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 12 Apr '24

Bank of Ireland's new mortgage product could force buyers into more debt, broker says

The move by Bank of Ireland to give mortgage discounts to ­homeowners as long as they have some form of energy rating would force large numbers of buyers to take on more debt, Michael Dowling said. -  Subscribe
© Business Post 02 Apr '24

Exclusive: Estate agent DNG sets €300m target for new mortgage brokerage

The new business, which will trade under the DNG Financial Services brand name, will also provide financial planning and pension advice to clients. Earlier this month, DNG secured a licence from th -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 27 Mar '24

How raising a mortgage deposit can take 2 years in some areas — and 28 years in others

Research by price-comparison site Switcher.ie shows that the average time it takes first-time buyers to save for a deposit for a mortgage in Ireland is 4.6 years. Dún Laoghaire in south Co Dublin is -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 27 Mar '24

First-time buyer activity drives mortgage approvals in February: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI)

First-time buyers continued to drive the market, with 2,171 mortgages approved in February valued at €640 million, a jump of 14.7 per cent and 19.8 per cent year-on-year in volume and value terms, a -  Subscribe
© Business Post 11 Feb '24

OnlineApplication.com and Beam combine to deliver ‘fastest home loan in Ireland’

Karl Deeter: “Innovation in the mortgage market nearly always comes from brokers. We are the ones who brought in trackers, we are the ones who foster in every new lender in the country (recent addit -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 09 Feb '24

Royal London Ireland: One in 10 homeowners face mortgage payments past 70, survey finds

“The average age of homebuyers is rising each year, going from 36 years in 2019 to 39 years in 2021. This trend is likely to put more pressure on some mortgage holders, as they have less time to pay -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 26 Jan '24

First-time buyer mortgage activity rises to highest level since 2007

A new report by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has indicated the he number of FTB drawdowns reached a new post-crash peak of 25,591, valued at more than €7.2 billion in 2023. -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 18 Jan '24

Marlet secures €113.6m refinancing deal with BlackRock for Dundrum scheme

Green Acre Grange, adjacent to Airfield’s urban farm, is a development of 307 build-to-rent apartments, with a full suite of tenant amenities. Esh Subramanian: “The Dublin real estate market conti -  Subscribe
© The Property Week 03 Jan '24

Irish Institutional Property publish research on residential development finance

IIP call on all political parties to set out how they propose to fund the significantly increased numbers of new homes we need to deliver to solve our housing challenge. LINK TO PDF OF IIP 2023 RESEAR -  Subscribe
© Irish Examiner 30 Dec '23

First-time buyers are drawing down mortgages at a level not seen since the boom

The most recent Banking & Payment Federation Ireland report reveals that FTBs have been drawing down 470 mortgages, valued at €131m per week, since the start of the year. -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 14 Nov '23

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
© Irish Independent 07 Nov '23

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
© Business Post 02 Nov '23

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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