Irish house prices up by 51% since 2020, Geowox data shows
The median Irish home price rose €32,000 or 9.5 per cent in the past year
Mortgages
Ten first-time buyer tips: From mortgage interest savings of €35,000 to funds for a doer-upper
Getting the wrong mortgage can be costly for first-time buyers. Here’s how to avoid the common pitfalls
Why now is not the time to be complacent on mortgage arrears
Mortgage market players need to offer more ways to allow once distressed borrowers to clear their mortgage debt
Buying a home after surviving cancer: ‘No matter how much paperwork I gave, it never sufficed for mortgage protection’
Programme for Government aims to require mortgage protection companies to disregard cancer diagnoses seven years after treatment, although doctors give ‘all-clear’ after five years
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five
Irish households owe €99.2bn at end of March
Amid changes in ECB interest rates, homeowners have continued to move away from tracker mortgages
Irish mortgage approvals hit record €14.1bn over last year
Value of approvals rose 17.8 per cent in May compared with year earlier
Median value of homes bought by first-time buyers has risen to nearly €372,000
Mortgage drawdowns by this cohort exceeded €7.8bn last year, the highest since 2006
Mortgage lending by credit unions up 34% on foot of homebuyers seeking alternatives to banks
Total credit union loan book now stands at €6.08 billion, which is its highest point since 2008
Cross-Border workers refused mortgages
Substantial decline in numbers officially working across the Border from where they live since Brexit, conference is told
Irish fixed-term savings rates fall faster than interest offers on mortgages
Irish mortgage interest rates are, on average, the fifth highest across the 19 states in the euro zone
Move now or wait: First-time buyer and fixed mortgage rates
The temptation is to think that delaying the closing of the sale suits all sides but that might not be how it works out
I help people buy homes. Here are my tips based on 30 years of experience
From mortgage rates to negotiating, homebuyers' agent Miriam Finn on the A to Z of buying your first home
What does the latest ECB rate cut mean for Ireland’s mortgage holders and savers?
The eighth ECB rate reduction had been widely expected
ECB ‘getting to end’ of rates cycle after eight cuts
ECB cuts deposit rate to 2% to leave it at half of level a year ago
Irish home loans increase by €245 million in April
Household deposits recorded a net flow of more than €1.7 billion in the month
What are your options if you want to release wealth tied up in your home?
Equity release: who is offering such loans, how do they work and what are the factors you need to consider?
Could Ireland’s new mortgage offerings save you a lot of money?
Quicker decisions and competitive rates for those not in market for green loans among the features now available
Buying a home on your own: ‘I was being outbid on every property’
From moving back home for 2½ years to saving for seven years for a deposit, two women had to show huge perseverance before buying their first homes. Now they’re putting their own decorative stamp on the places they call their own
Mortgage lender Núa rolls out ‘significant’ rate cuts, including on equity release loans
Ireland’s newest mortgage lender reduces some rates by nearly 1 per cent
Bank of Ireland sticks to 2025 outlook after ‘good start’ to year
Lender lowers forecasts for Irish economy
Why bother with AIB’s new non-green mortgage rates?
While AIB’s rate cuts are welcome, they don’t move the dial when compared with existing variable equivalents at the same lender
Irish average mortgages hit record €328,000 as buyers chase soaring prices
Buyers take on more debt as home prices soar
My US cousins sealed their house deal with a ‘post-occupancy agreement’, can I do this in Ireland?
My US cousins offered the seller of their house 60 days post-sale occupancy for free
Credit union lending up 12%, buoyed by mortgages and easing restrictions
Personal loans continue to make up majority of lending
Revolut to offer mortgages in Ireland in autumn
Fin tech company plans to start offering home loans directly through its app, with staff support
Avant loan book hits €4bn as it becomes Irish branch of Spanish owner
The lender’s Irish mortgage book increased by 24% to €3bn
Revolut profit more than doubles to €922m as it eyes mortgages launch
London-based fintech says card fees and interest on deposits helped boost profit
Pepper says it hasn’t seen arrears spike that S&P reported among ‘mortgage prisoners’
S&P said in a report last week that 25.7 per cent of Irish reperforming loans held in residential mortgage-backed securities deals were behind in repayments at the end of December
Former bonds trader targets gaps in the Irish mortgage market
Núa Money co-founder Fergal O’Leary says there is an opportunity for more players to come into the Irish mortgage market and take market share from the banks
ECB cuts interest rates again amid tariff turmoil
Investors will be watching bank chief Christine Lagarde’s post-decision commentary for clues on next move
ECB interest rate cut: What does it mean for mortgage borrowers on trackers, fixed and variable rates?
Interest rates explained: Drop of a quarter of a percentage point will benefit some consumers more than others
People thought we were fools renting in Dublin, but I’ll enjoy my tiny flat while it lasts
Since we’ve tied the knot, we are anxious to buy our first home. Is having preferences in this market indulgent?
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