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# Property Bubble

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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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Aug 22nd 2018, 7:00 AM
# Boom to Bust
Taoiseach says there's 'no evidence of a land bubble' in Ireland
Leo Varadkar said it is something the government will keep an eye on.
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Aug 2nd 2018, 6:15 AM
# Property Bubble
There are four counties where the average rent exceeds €1,000 per month
The pressure on rent in Dublin appears to be having a ripple effect on nearby counties.
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Mar 21st 2018, 6:00 AM
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Almost no change in house prices in second half of 2017 - but it doesn't mean a bubble has burst
The Central Bank’s mortgage rules are pivotal to the story of residential property in 2017, writes economist Ronan Lyons.
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Jan 2nd 2018, 5:55 AM
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Eddie Hobbs: Is the global recovery fake?
We’ve reached the most dangerous period in the vast experiment in money elasticity, writes Eddie Hobbs.
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Dec 3rd 2017, 3:00 PM
# up and up and up
The price of property across the country continues to go one way
The price of houses in the South East has gone up almost 10% in the last three months, alone.
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Dec 16th 2016, 5:42 PM
# give me land
The company that lets you buy property for £50 has an eye on Ireland
Nearly a year after its launch, London-based Property Partner has its sights on international markets.
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Nov 7th 2015, 8:45 AM
# Nosebleed
Irish rents have scored a new record - and it's not a good one
Prices have topped the peaks of even the Celtic Tiger property bubble.
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Oct 9th 2015, 4:45 PM
# not playing ball
Doesn't look like Bernard McNamara will be giving ANYONE his number
His responses to the banking inquiry could most generously be described as… unhelpful.
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Oct 8th 2015, 4:55 PM
# You What?
Johnny Ronan use of notorious Nazi work slogan 'beyond comprehension': Shatter
The Fine Gael TD said the phrase was “synonymous with Nazi inhumanity”.
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Sep 24th 2015, 4:44 PM
# global gaffs
Think Irish property prices are going nuts? Here’s how they stack up globally
Looks like there are some cheap digs going in Kiev at least…
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Sep 17th 2015, 3:50 PM
# Deja Vu
These are 5 things that could wreck Ireland's economy all over again
The OECD has a lot to say about where the country is headed in its latest survey.
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Sep 15th 2015, 10:13 AM
# on thin ice
Oh Canada! This emigration hotspot just slid into recession
It’s the first time since the financial crisis that the economy has been in decline.
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Sep 1st 2015, 4:37 PM
# nine to five
5 charts that show how much Irish jobs have changed in less than one generation
There have been some big changes in the country over the past two decades.
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Jul 27th 2015, 6:10 AM
# stonewalling
Banking inquiry suspended as Charlie McCreevy clashes with Pearse Doherty
The former finance minister strongly defended Fianna Fáil’s policies.
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Jul 1st 2015, 5:08 PM
# the battle for gorse hill
Bank of Ireland accused of a 'crusade' against Brian O'Donnell over Gorse Hill
“I’d love to see the bill for the legal fees.”
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May 18th 2015, 12:02 AM
# bubble trouble
We asked this expert if people were paying over the odds for property again
The demand for houses is there – but are people spending more than they should?
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Apr 7th 2015, 7:15 AM
# news wrap
Today's top stories in 6 seconds
All of the news, none of the waiting.
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Apr 3rd 2015, 12:56 PM
# digestives and milk
Why this economist made a late-night dash for biscuits in the midst of the banking crisis
David McWilliams says he became a defacto advisor to Brian Lenihan before the 2008 bank guarantee.
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Feb 26th 2015, 1:20 PM
# sorry y'all
We made a 'bad mistake' not predicting the banking crisis - but so did everyone else
This ESRI professor says regulators could still have stopped the financial catastrophe.
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Feb 11th 2015, 12:32 PM
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Opinion: Opposition to mortgage caps is worryingly shortsighted – have we learned nothing?
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.
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Jan 25th 2015, 8:45 AM
# Property Bubble
Fianna Fáil thinks the Central Bank's tough new lending rules are 'simply unfair'
Yep, the party in power during the last property bubble…
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Oct 8th 2014, 1:38 PM
# Property Bubble
Think Ireland's property market is bad? This New York parking space costs $1million
Can I get a tracker mortgage on that?
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Sep 10th 2014, 9:16 AM
# not a bubble
Government housing adviser: This is not a crisis, prices have a "natural braking mechanism"
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…
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Sep 7th 2014, 7:50 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you worried about another property bubble?
There have been warnings another one may be on the way – are you worried?
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Aug 6th 2014, 9:43 AM
# she's (not) leaving home
Young people might have to delay flying the nest due to rising rents
New research suggests that young people were able to leave the family home sooner than ever before after the financial crash.
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Jul 30th 2014, 8:46 AM
# Housing Crisis
Spain has ghost estates too and jobless families are starting to squat in them
The occupied buildings have been dubbed “The Courtyards of Dignity”.
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Jul 29th 2014, 7:00 AM
# bubble bubble
Does Michael Noonan believe that there is a property bubble?
Not really, it would seem.
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Jun 3rd 2014, 7:15 AM
# eau de riche
€12m for a view of Dublin Bay? Sure, why not
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…)
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Jun 1st 2014, 10:15 AM
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Damien Kiberd: This government's housing policy will - literally - put people on the streets
Willful ignorance or not, the crude approach is going to end in misery. Again.
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May 18th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Housing Crisis
New funding to boost house construction but Dublin city to see budget slashed
Councillors want answers over why their housing budget is to be cut by 50 per cent over the next two years.
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May 14th 2014, 10:29 AM
# Property Porn
Hong Kong's 'Champagne House' is on sale for $38 million
Property Bubble or what, eh? Geddit? Bubble!
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Apr 27th 2014, 5:30 PM
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Damien Kiberd: Michael Noonan wants house prices to rise so we can emerge from this cul-de-sac
There’s a hole in the balance sheets, dear Liza.
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Apr 13th 2014, 8:30 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s the middle of the week now and here’s everything you need to know before 9am.
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Apr 9th 2014, 8:12 AM
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Column: Feeling like an exile in your own country? It’s normal after travelling ...
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.
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Apr 5th 2014, 7:00 PM
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Damien Kiberd: Government policy on housing is a massive muddle
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…
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Mar 2nd 2014, 8:30 AM
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Damien Kiberd: A new property bubble - but not as we know it
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.
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Feb 23rd 2014, 8:30 AM
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Column: House prices are rising again, so should we be concerned about a bubble?
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.
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Oct 31st 2013, 7:10 AM
# bubble prophet
Nobel Prize winner reponsible for two of most important economic charts in recent decades
Robert Shiller compiles two charts and makes them free for the public – and these charts predicted the dotcom bubble and the property bubble.
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Oct 14th 2013, 3:51 PM
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Column: The challenges and changes we've seen since the bank guarantee
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.
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