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# property-crash - Monday 30 April, 2012

From Business ETC Property Crash

Central Bank paper suggests house prices have ‘over-corrected’

30/04/12 5,935 Views 55 Comments

A research paper tries to examine why Irish house prices keep falling – and suggests the drop has gone too far.

# property-crash - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

From Business ETC Property This post contains images

Would you like a house for €15,000?

11/04/12 15,733 Views 36 Comments

It’s in Cavan but it’s a two-bed semi-detached – just one of the ‘distressed’ properties in latest auction.

# property-crash - Monday 2 April, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Is now a good time to buy a home?

02/04/12 9,571 Views 70 Comments

Two house price reports are out today – both say house prices still falling, but one says that slide is now very slow. Tell us what you think…

# property-crash - Saturday 25 February, 2012

One Year On

Eamon Ryan: Greens predicted property crash but didn’t do enough to warn people

25/02/12 2,341 Views 45 Comments

In the final part of the series of interviews with politicians, Eamon Ryan explains how he hopes people will be willing to vote for the Green Party again by the next election

# property-crash - Friday 20 January, 2012

Backwards Bid

Reverse-bid auction “our only chance to sell our home”

20/01/12 7,283 Views 22 Comments

Following TheJournal.ie’s story on unusual house sale in Westmeath, another Midlands couple says negative equity has forced them to look at alternative. But will it work?

# property-crash - Saturday 14 January, 2012

Opinion

Column: House prices need to fall further, or our economy is in danger

14/01/12 9,271 Views 69 Comments

Have property prices finally bottomed out? We’d better hope not, writes Michael Taft.

# property-crash - Thursday 29 December, 2011

Opinion

Column: Our landlord went into receivership – now we’re in limbo

29/12/11 4,953 Views 20 Comments

Her building crumbling and in legal limbo, Alsa Campbell writes about how tenants are finding themselves at the sharp end of landlords’ financial troubles.

# property-crash - Thursday 22 December, 2011

Mortgages

1 in 10 Irish mortgages are in arrears

22/12/11 2,000 Views 8 Comments

At the same time, one-fifth of all mortgage holders are believed to be having difficulties in meeting mortgage repayments.

# property-crash - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

Property Crash

House prices still in freefall, down 15.6 per cent for the year

20/12/11 2,998 Views 51 Comments

Property prices are down a massive 46 per cent from their peak, according to new figures from the CSO.

# property-crash - Thursday 15 September, 2011

Opinion

Column: Renting is the future – and not just for houses

15/09/11 1,651 Views 32 Comments

As the property crash continues to bite, people are avoiding big commitments to their homes, cars and even relationships, writes Gerard O’Neill.

# property-crash - Sunday 21 August, 2011

From Business ETC Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you think struggling households should get mortgage debt relief?

21/08/11 3,261 Views 73 Comments

The campaign to have debt forgiveness introduced for those unable to meet their home loan payments is gathering voice. Do you think there should be such a scheme?

From Business ETC Mortgage Debt

Writing off mortgage debt is an “emergency” need

21/08/11 836 Views 23 Comments

Chorus of calls for Government to organise a mortgage debt relief scheme for worst-off householders builds to crescendo – and now a government junior minister is backing it…

# property-crash - Friday 19 August, 2011

Debt Forgiveness

Morgan Kelly calls for debt forgiveness for struggling mortgage holders

19/08/11 807 Views 39 Comments

The economist who predicted the property crash says that debt forgiveness of as much as €6 billion “is not very large” by Ireland’s standards.

# property-crash - Monday 4 July, 2011

From Business ETC Property

Average house price now under €200k – and there’s still room to fall

04/07/11 1,102 Views 11 Comments

Daft.ie report shows property price fall accelerated in second quarter of 2011. Asking prices nationally fell 5 per cent in three months.

# property-crash - Monday 27 June, 2011

From Business ETC Distressed This post contains images

Distressed property auction ‘likely to be success’

27/06/11 1,870 Views 6 Comments

Organisers of July firesale of properties in Dublin says he is not put off by collapse in sales at Cork ‘discounted’ property auction last week.

# property-crash - Friday 4 March, 2011

Auction This post contains images

A family home for €100,000: The bargain basement property auction

04/03/11 3,526 Views 5 Comments

Flick through our slideshow to see some of the rock-bottom reserve prices on ‘distressed’ properties that are heading for auction.

# property-crash - Monday 21 February, 2011

Distressed Property

Knock-down Irish property auction drawing foreign buyers

21/02/11 5,108 Views 1 Comment

Sale of ‘distressed’ properties is set for 15 April in Dublin – and agent says the homes and commercial spaces on offer will be priced “aggressively”.

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