The Central Bank's new mortgage rules are slowing lending to house-buyers in a MAJOR way
Year on year growth in mortgage lending has slowed to 12%, its lowest in two years.
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Year on year growth in mortgage lending has slowed to 12%, its lowest in two years.
Things can get tricky if your property falls into the hands of the bank.
Thomas Byrne hoped the courts might halt all repossession cases in light of the government’s planned reforms.
Those who qualify for social housing can sell their homes and not be pursued for the outstanding debt.
The Health Minister made the comment today.
If county councils pay the difference between what people owe on their mortgages and what they can afford to pay the taxpayer foots the bill, writes Aaron McKenna.
Whatever action the government takes on Ireland’s housing debt crisis will be the ‘biggest political decision since Irish Water’ according to a householders’ group.
It’s time to face up to the mortgage arrears crisis.
Loans from so-called sub-prime lenders are four times more likely to be in arrears than those from the mainstream banks
The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation said the case was a unique and unusal one.
Daft.ie’s latest report has the figures you need.
Thousands of customers could be affected, following PTSB’s decision to drop a Supreme Court appeal against complaints by mortgage-holders.
CSO figures also revealed that young people are carrying too much debt.
New mortgage regulations announced today will mean all other primary dwelling buyers will have to pay 20% of the value themselves.
Are you a lifelong renter or do you want the property ladder?
However, it could work in your favour.
New figures show a spike in the number of mortgage approvals.
Will the State will put the interests of its people above commercial and provide us with strong consumer protection standards?
The mortgage debt advocate has slammed the planned mortgage-to-rent scheme.
A business man, members of his family and his solicitor were all involved in the scam.
The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation said the scheme these agreements were made through will be expanded to run another 12 months, due to its success in the last year.
*Except tracker mortgage holders.
The rented sector as we traditionally know it is not keeping pace in terms of quantity or quality.
In many areas property is simply unaffordable, again – yet our political class seems to regard the ‘recovery’ in property prices as only a good thing.
Savills say that the mortgage guarantee scheme could do just that.
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A new housing report found that 97% of property professionals believe house prices in Dublin will increase further in the next 12 months.
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It’s a reality we can no longer ignore – mortgage affordability is little better now than it was at the height of the boom.
The first bailout review has urged caution on the strategy, which was announced in the run-in to elections last month.
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The man is waiting to hear if he will get mortgage insurance and fears that he may end up in financial trouble.
The figures are in, and they show a big bump.
Central Bank governor says he told the Government of his concerns over protections for mortgage holders.
Honohan warns that deviation from the current path would be “folly”.
The number of permanent restructures is up by around 200 in February.
Senator Deirdre Clune is calling for the Central Bank to keep track of the number of people falling into arrears on mortgage-related insurance.
The finance minister noted that prices are still 47 per cent lower than their 2007 peak.
Older people are leading the regular savings charge while younger mortgage holders struggle.