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What impact will Brexit have on the Irish property market?

It has been a full week now since Britain’s decision to leave the European Union but seven days on no one really knows what the long term forecasts will be when the Brexit officially happens. We might be in unchartered waters but that hasn’t prevented…

Commercial Blog

Busy year expected in commercial property market

Blog, Commercial Blog, Industry News

It will be a busy year ahead according to a report by commercial property consultants CBRE. They have today released their first bi-monthly analysis for 2015 focussing on trends in each sector of the Irish commercial property market in the opening months of the year.…

Rent does not cover mortgage for almost half of all landlords

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor, The Renter

Almost half of landlords of houses and apartments do not receive enough rent to cover the interest on their mortgages. The finding is as a result of an academic study of survey of 493 buy-to-let investors. It found 49% of respondents do not receive…

Commercial property market in recovery in Ireland, according to CBRE

Commercial Blog, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

Ireland's commercial property market, on its knees since 2008, is in full recovery mode now with "a weight" of capital chasing investments here, according to CBRE's latest European figures. According to Marie Hunt, Head of Research at the firm, there was more investment in Ireland…

How are Irish property investors faring?

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

There are plenty of headlines about arrears, about buy to let investors who will now be chased down as part of the new Central Bank 'targeting' scheme and about people in various stages of financial difficulty, but what do we really know about the people…

34% of people own their homes without a mortgage

Mortgages & Money, Property News

According to the latest Census data, 34% of Irish people own their homes with no mortgage. CBRE, said that there are obvious discrepancies around the country but many counties have seen the proportion of households that own their own properties without a mortgage increasing in…

IPAV convention to take place in Galway at the end of the month

Industry News

The annual Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) convention takes place in Galway on Saturday April 28th with current trends in the mortgage, commercial and housing markets set to be discussed. Guest of honour at the event will be Dr Marie Hinfelaar, president of…