First-time buyers, encouraged by the easing of the Central Bank’s restrictions on mortgage deposit lending, will drive a rise of 8% in house prices in Cork county throughout 2017.
This is the result of a survey carried out by the Real...
One of Ireland’s leading mortgage brokers have reported a flurry of activity in the mortgage switcher market since the beginning of the year.
The brokers forecast the switcher market alone will experience double digit growth in the first 6 months...
While there is some improvement in today’s mortgage arrears figures from the Central Bank, there is no getting away from the fact that the most stubborn arrears are still not being faced up to according to Brokers Ireland.
Rachel McGovern, Director...
Affordability for first time buyers in Kerry stands at
just over half the national average
Mortgage affordability for first-time buyers is improving, according to the latest EBS DKM Affordability Index. This is due to a combination of lower loan to value...
Responding to this week’s statement by Lars Frisell of the Central Bank on the mortgage lending restrictions, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said while it is not in principle opposed to the rules it does take...
Private sector rents continued to grow in the first quarter of 2017, increasing by 7.37%, according to the latest Quarterly Rent Index from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) over the year from Quarter 1 2016 to Quarter 1 2017.
The...
