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© The Irish Times |
15 Aug '25 |
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Would-be homebuyers urged not to hold off in expectation of lower mortgage rates
Trevor Grant, chairman and co-founder of Irish Mortgage Advisors: “So mortgage borrowers and would-be house buyers should be mindful that the pace of further mortgage rate cuts is likely to slow or - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Aug '25 |
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Credit unions get green light to lend more money for home mortgages
The Central Bank said that credit union mortgage lending will now be limited to 30 per cent of total assets and business lending will be limited to 15 per cent, offering the sector “considerably hig - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
25 Jul '25 |
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Mortgage drawdowns hit highest level since 2008
“While all customer segments in H1 2025 grew year on year, first-time buyers (FTBs) continue to dominate, with 11,803 FTB mortgages, valued at more than €3.7 billion, the highest [first half of th - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 Jul '25 |
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Irish mortgage rates fall to two-year low
The weighted average interest rate on a new loan for home purchase was 3.66 per cent in the Republic in the month. This was down 51 basis points or 0.5 percentage points in the 12 months to the end of - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
01 Jul '25 |
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Inside Relm Finance: the €1.45bn lender calling in loans to Dublin's big property spenders
Three of the Relm Finance firms were owed €174.9 million worth of loans that were past their redemption date at the end of 2024, with €27.5 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
20 Jun '25 |
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Median first-time buyer property value rose by more than €100,000 between 2019 and 2024 to almost €372,000: BPFI
Brian Hayes said the home mortgage market in Ireland had “changed significantly in the past five years, as buyers shift to higher value properties”. - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
30 May '25 |
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Mortgage approvals continued to grow in April as first-time buyer activity reached new highs – latest figures from BPFI
There were 2,922 first-time buyer (FTB) approvals valued at almost €1 billion (€965m) in April, according to the latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland's Mortgage Appro - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 May '25 |
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Mortgage drawdowns hit record average of €328,000
This was driven by a 9.6 per cent annual rise in loans on second-hand properties, to €370,790, according to Banking and Payments Federation Ireland’s (BPFI) latest quarterly mortgage drawdowns rep - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 May '25 |
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AIB to cut mortgage and deposit rates
“AIB’s two-year fixed rate for non-Green mortgages will reduce by 0.75 per cent and all other non-Green fixed rate mortgages will reduce by 0.50 per cent, excluding the high value four year fixed - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
14 Apr '25 |
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Plan for €615m ‘super’ credit union’ to compete with banks in mortgage market
They are to jointly offer mortgages from next month in a move that is set to deepen the sector’s influence in the home loans market. The new product, Credit Union Mortgage, means there will be a sta - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
10 Feb '25 |
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New mortgage start-up, Núa, puts pressure on traditional lenders with interest rate cut
Núa Money, which started mortgage lending here only last year, is dropping its rates by up to 0.75 percentage points.
Núa is a mortgages start-up backed by the Allen beef barons of Wexford.
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© The Irish Times |
10 Jan '25 |
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First-time buyer mortgage approvals hit record levels in November
First-time buyer mortgage approvals hit a record last November, new figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) showed, with the average value approved rising more than 8 per cent. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
12 Dec '24 |
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ESRI again highlights regulator’s role in fanning house prices
Kieran McQuinn, a former Central Bank economist, has been warning that average loan-to-income ratios – a key measure of a borrower’s ability to repay the loan – have been rising. He has describe - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
05 Dec '24 |
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First-time buyers get record number of mortgage approvals – despite property prices rising 10pc a year
Lenders have granted the highest level of approvals for first-time buyers since the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) started recording the approvals in 2011.
The financial institution - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
18 Oct '24 |
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ECB’s latest rate reduction will help borrowers but egg on house prices
John McCartney of BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland said the latest move will “add somewhat to the heat as it may encourage those who are not maxed-out on their loan-to-value and loan-to-income limits - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Oct '24 |
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Pepper starts to cut variable rates after two ECB reductions
Pepper Advantage, the mortgage services provider used by a number of investment funds for Irish loans acquired after the financial crash, has started to cut variable rates months after the European Ce - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 Sep '24 |
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Increase in mortgage approvals continues in August as switching activity picks up
First-time buyers (FTBs) continued to dominate the market, representing 61.5 per cent of total approvals in the period. “In fact, August 2024 saw the highest FTB August values and volumes since the - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Sep '24 |
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People using Help-to-Buy scheme earn more and buy bigger homes than other first-time buyers
Those availing of the Help-To-Buy scheme also tend to have smaller deposits and be younger than other new buyers, according to a research paper by two Central Bank economists. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Sep '24 |
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Bank of Ireland: Many Irish homebuyers paying a minimum of 10% above asking price amid ‘intense competition’
“Our analysis shows competition for homes intensified during the summer with close to 40 per cent of transactions now being settled at a minimum 10 per cent premium over the original asking price, - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Sep '24 |
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One in eight home buyers using gifts or inheritances to get on property ladder, research shows
Banking and Payments Federation: “Looking forward, housing output is expected to increase in the second half of the year with the annual number of completions due to be at or above the levels observ - Subscribe |
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