| 12 Feb: Govt unveils details of €7bn bank recapitalisation plan |
| The Government has announced details of its plan to invest €7bn of taxpayers' money into AIB and Bank of Ireland to help the through institutions in the current financial crisis. |
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| 10 Feb: BOI & AIB to delay home repossessions |
| Bank of Ireland and AIB Group have agreed to delay issuing repossession orders on homes for 12 months. |
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| 10 Feb: AIB steps up mortgage battle with new low rate |
| AIB yesterday turned up the heat in a mortgage price war for first-time buyers by offering the lowest interest rate in the market. |
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| 08/01: Moving.ie Launch 2009 Home Buyers Guide |
| The 2009 Edition of Moving.ie's Home Buyers Guide was launched this morning at 10am. |
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| 06/01: Pound in biggest rise on euro since 1999 |
| The UK pound rose the most against the euro since the debut of the common currency a decade ago on bets the ECB may be spurred to cut interest rates to limit the fallout from the recession. |
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| 06/01: 1 50% descent from peak to trough |
| If there is one economic certainty for 2009 it is that Irish house prices will continue to fall just as the economy accelerates in reverse. Even the most bullish of commentators or indeed vested interests have pencilled in 2010 as the earliest date for a turnaround. |
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| 06/01: Subprime customers returning to main banks |
| A NEW study has shown that the majority of people who take out mortgages with expensive subprime lenders move to conventional lenders within three to four years. |
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| 14/02: Rents stagnate as supply increases by almost 50% |
| Daft.ie, Ireland's largest propety website has released the latest Daft Rental Report. The figures show that the supply of properties available to rent across the country increased by almost fifty percent in the last three months of 2007. This dramatic increase in supply has led to a levelling off in rents, with the average rent nationwide remaining unchanged at €1388. |
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| 14/02: First time buyers breathe life into property sector |
| The worst could be over for the property market. Although it's early days yet to be definitive on the end of the housing slump, there are tentative signs that the property market could be starting to pick up again. |
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| Budget 2008: Mortgage Interest Relief Increases |
| December 5th 2007: Mortgage interest relief increases for first time buyers. |
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| Budget 2008: Stamp Duty Reform |
Minister for Finance radically reforms stamp duty on residential property. |
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| Budget 2008: Stamp Duty Claw back period reduced |
The stamp duty relief clawback period for first time buyers has been reduced from 5 years to 2 years. |
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| Budget 2008: Rent a Room Scheme Limits Increase |
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| Housing development is just one brick in the strong wall of the building sector |
The ongoing media focus on the future of the house building sector serves to underline the importance of construction to the Irish economy. |
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| Banks cut back on discounted mortgage rates |
Mortgage borrowers are set to be hit with a fresh squeeze, as the credit crunch forces banks to cut back on discounted rates for many customers. |
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| Challenging Times ahead for some sectors of the property market |
| Property consultants CB Richard Ellis today launched their annual Outlook report - a comprehensive research document outlining predictions for all sectors of the Irish property market in 2008. |
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| Consumers Encouraged to Makeover their Finances for the New Year |
| The Financial Regulator launched a new campaign to encourage consumers to makeover their finances for the New Year. Research carried out on behalf of the Financial Regulator shows that 23% of people said their biggest concern in the New Year was to sort out their finances, compared with 16% who want to get fit and 7% who want to give up smoking. |
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| Property players take a bullish outlook for 2008 |
| TWO of the major property players have issued bullish outlooks on 2008's residential market, contrasting starkly with the prevailing mood of doom and gloom and a more tepid bulletin from AIB. |
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| 10/1: Daft Report highlights dramatic shift in the housing market |
Daft.ie, Ireland's largest property website, today released its latest property market report, a review of 2007. The report confirms that 2007 witnessed a dramatic shift in the housing market. Read More
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| 10/1: ECB leaves rates unchanged as expected |
| The European Central Bank held its main interest rates steady today against a background of rising inflation and slowing growth, shortly after the Bank of England did the same. Read More. |
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| 11/1: ECB Head hints at further interest rate hikes |
THE Irish property market may come under further pressure over the coming months after the European Central Bank yesterday indicated its readiness to raise interest rates further. Read More. |
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| 11/1: ECB Chiefs to fix interest rate at 4% for 'long period' |
Yesterdays's first policy meeting of the year for the European Central Bank is likely to be the start of a long period of unchanged interest rates, analysts and financial market prices say. Read More. |
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| 14/1: Consumers warned on 'property double agents'. |
Financial services ombudsman Joe Meade has warned consumers to be wary of mortgage brokers who also act as estate agents. Read More. |
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| 14/1: Homeowners paying €3,000 too much for mortgage |
Tens of thousands of Irish homeowners are paying up to €3,000 too much every year in mortgage repayments. Read More |
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| 14/1: Construction activity falls to a record low |
| Construction activity in the Irish economy in December, as measured by the Ulster Bank Purchasing Managers' Index, fell to its lowest level since the series began back in 2000. Read More |
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| 14/1: David McWilliams - The British property market is no longer as safe as houses |
| ‘Robopaddy’ has suddenly realised that buying property abroad doesn’t spread the risk. Read More |
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| 16/1: The outlook for house prices in 2008 |
| There has been a lot of talk about the property market softening in 2007. And indeed, the figures speak for themselves. What is the outlook for this year? Here's what some of the leading property and banking companies think: Read More |
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| 17/1: Two big developers cut prices by up to 25% |
| The dramatic slowdown in new homes sales has prompted builders to cut prices in a number of schemes. Read More |
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| 17/1: Buyers line up to view Michael Lynn's house |
| All eyes will be on Lisney's auction rooms next Tuesday for the first auction of the season which will see rogue solicitor Michael Lynn's House put under the hammer. Read More |
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| 07/02: MyHome / NCB Property Barometer |
| MyHome.ie's Report on property asking prices, indicates further falls nationally Read More |
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| 07/02: ECB leave interest rates unchanged |
| As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) left it's key interest rate unchanged at 4%, at their monthly meeting today. |
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| 11/02: Banks may not pass on ECB rate cut to borrowers |
| Hopes for substantially lower mortgage rates in the coming months are set to be dashed, after the counties top banks refused to commit to passing on the benefits of an expected rate cut to borrowers. Read More |
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