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.
View ArticleNew mortgage deal allows those in negative equity to trade up or down
The new initiative will also allow those on trackers to move house without losing their cheaper loans.
View ArticleOpinion: How can we revitalise rural towns? Simple – take some of the risk...
The key to taking advantage of the bounce-back is to remove some of the fixed costs involved in starting up a business (or keeping one going).
View ArticleOpinion: Lack of mortgage affordability now rivals the bubble era
It’s a reality we can no longer ignore – mortgage affordability is little better now than it was at the height of the boom.
View ArticleGood news: Fewer homes are in negative equity
The author of the report David Duffy says it is expected house prices will continue to increase in 2014.
View ArticleOpinion: Game over for mortgage affordability?
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.
View ArticleRolling in it – the richest counties in Ireland are…
Latest figures from the CSO highlight worrying levels of indebtedness in the east of the country…
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