There are plenty of headlines about arrears, about buy to let investors who will now be chased down as part of the new Central Bank ‘targeting’ scheme and about people in various stages of financial difficulty, but what do we really know about the people behind the numbers? Today is your chance to help change [...]
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22nd May 2012
34% of people own their homes without a mortgage
According to the latest Census data, 34% of Irish people own their homes with no mortgage. CBRE, said that there are obvious discrepancies around the country but many counties have seen the proportion of households that own their own properties without a mortgage increasing in the inter-censal period 2006-2011. County Mayo has the highest proportion [...]
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18th April 2012
IPAV convention to take place in Galway at the end of the month
The annual Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) convention takes place in Galway on Saturday April 28th with current trends in the mortgage, commercial and housing markets set to be discussed. Guest of honour at the event will be Dr Marie Hinfelaar, president of Limerick IT, while other speakers include Dara Deering, head of [...]
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10th February 2012
A look at commercial property
Today we are looking at commercial property, and even if you have never cared about this sector you will find today’s piece interesting because it also has a lot to do with jobs. The CSO’s John McCartney presented an interesting paper towards the end of 2010 about the ‘Natural Vacancy Rate’ (NVR) in commercial property [...]
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no way has it bottomed out as the next budget will crucify us even further. Overspending in heal...
