Opinion: 'The Repeal the 8th campaign should inspire the fight against the housing crisis'
Benjamin Moore writes that the Repeal campaign can be a blueprint for fighting back against the current issues around housing and homelessness.
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Benjamin Moore writes that the Repeal campaign can be a blueprint for fighting back against the current issues around housing and homelessness.
Leo Varadkar said it is something the government will keep an eye on.
The pressure on rent in Dublin appears to be having a ripple effect on nearby counties.
The Central Bank’s mortgage rules are pivotal to the story of residential property in 2017, writes economist Ronan Lyons.
We’ve reached the most dangerous period in the vast experiment in money elasticity, writes Eddie Hobbs.
The price of houses in the South East has gone up almost 10% in the last three months, alone.
Nearly a year after its launch, London-based Property Partner has its sights on international markets.
Prices have topped the peaks of even the Celtic Tiger property bubble.
His responses to the banking inquiry could most generously be described as… unhelpful.
The Fine Gael TD said the phrase was “synonymous with Nazi inhumanity”.
Looks like there are some cheap digs going in Kiev at least…
The OECD has a lot to say about where the country is headed in its latest survey.
It’s the first time since the financial crisis that the economy has been in decline.
There have been some big changes in the country over the past two decades.
The former finance minister strongly defended Fianna Fáil’s policies.
“I’d love to see the bill for the legal fees.”
The demand for houses is there – but are people spending more than they should?
David McWilliams says he became a defacto advisor to Brian Lenihan before the 2008 bank guarantee.
This ESRI professor says regulators could still have stopped the financial catastrophe.
Irish house prices are increasing at a rate 30 times the eurozone average. If you think this seems like a bubble, it’s because it certainly looks like one.
Yep, the party in power during the last property bubble…
Can I get a tracker mortgage on that?
The cost of buying a home in Dublin is up almost 25 per cent on last year, and people have been queuing for houses in Swords this week…
There have been warnings another one may be on the way – are you worried?
New research suggests that young people were able to leave the family home sooner than ever before after the financial crash.
The occupied buildings have been dubbed “The Courtyards of Dignity”.
Not really, it would seem.
Sorrento House is still for sale with a hefty price tag (but not as hefty as the €30m they were looking for in the boom…)
Willful ignorance or not, the crude approach is going to end in misery. Again.
Councillors want answers over why their housing budget is to be cut by 50 per cent over the next two years.
Property Bubble or what, eh? Geddit? Bubble!
There’s a hole in the balance sheets, dear Liza.
It’s the middle of the week now and here’s everything you need to know before 9am.
Within the space of a year, it seems to me that the country has changed utterly. This may be due to a case of reverse culture shock, writes Niamh Ní Shúilleabháin.
When the economy collapsed the banks got top priority. Building workers and people who need social housing were far down the pecking order. Now they’re telling us a miracle is on the way…
A glut of cash buyers, homeowners anchored by negative equity and tracker mortgages – in Dublin, the situation for young people trying to buy is alarming.
With property prices increasing in some parts of the country – and notably in Dublin – Ronan Lyons discusses whether we’re looking at a housing boom or a housing bubble.
Robert Shiller compiles two charts and makes them free for the public – and these charts predicted the dotcom bubble and the property bubble.
On the anniversary of the bank guarantee, the leaders of four Irish organisations reflect on the 2008 decision – and the subsequent changes they have observed in their sectors over the past five years.