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Mortgage approvals grow at slowest rate since March 2016

Mortgage approvals grew at their slowest rate since March 2016 last month, new figures from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show. The number of mortgage approvals increased by 7.3% in November to 3,925, when compared with the same month last year. The figures show…

House sales up 14% in first quarter

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There was a sixth consecutive quarter of growth in the volume of house sales, according to a new housing monitor. The Irish Banking Federation says the report points to a continued stabilisation in prices. The report draws on published data on the residential housing…

Mortgage approvals last year rose to 1972 levels

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Irish mortgage approvals in 2012 rose to the 1972 level, according to new information from the Irish Banking Federation. There were 17,786 approvals in 2012 compared with 19,188 in 1972. The IBF Mortgage Approvals Report shows that a total of 1,446 mortgages were approved by…