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One in five non-property owners in Dublin plan to buy this year

Home, Industry News, Market News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer

One in five of all non-property owners in Dublin plans to buy a home in the next 12 months, according to a new poll. The Behaviour and Attitudes poll carried out on behalf of Today FM and the Sunday Independent also found that one in…

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Mortgage lending on the rise in Q2

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer

Mortgage lending grew rapidly in the second quarter of the year, with both the number, and value, of loans reaching the highest level since Q2 2010. According to the latest IBF/PwC Mortgage Market profile for the second quarter of the year, the value of mortgages…

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Arrears problem cannot be ignored

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

It has been a decent year for property it is fair to say. Yes, there have been better but equally there have been worse. A new problem awaits in 2013 though and it has very little to do with property taxes or a lack of…

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Martin calls on Taoiseach to get banks back lending again

Mortgages & Money, Property News

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called on the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to bring in the heads of the main banks in a bid to get mortgage lending going again. Mr Martin said statistics from the Central Bank show that banks are not providing credit…

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Credit standards tighten on business loans

Commercial Blog, Mortgages & Money

The latest survey on lending from the Central Bank reveals that credit standards tightened on business loans. This was the first change recorded since the first quarter of 2010. The survey also showed that demand from businesses for loans declined again in the first quarter…

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Sherry FitzGerald calls on government to place lending targets on all Irish banks

Mortgages & Money, Property News

Sherry FitzGerald insist that a lack of mortgage finance being provided to potential buyers remains one of the greatest barriers to stability in the residential property market and the group has called on the government to place lending targets on all Irish banks to help…

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Hayes calls on banks to release funds for mortgages

Mortgages & Money, Property News

Junior Minister Brian Hayes has called on the country’s banks to ensure that reasonable mortgage lending returns this year. His call comes at a time when the government has urged financial institutions to move quickly and resolve cases of those in mortgage difficulties, including the…

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DNG boss Lowe believes 2012 "will be a turning point in the market"

Mortgages & Money, Property News

DNG CEO Keith Lowe believes that property prices in Ireland are now “over-correcting” themselves but insisted that 2012 “will be a turning point in the market” with “increased transaction levels in the year ahead.” Speaking at the release of the property company’s 2011 review and…

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Mortgage lending dries up

Mortgages & Money, Property News

The latest data on mortgage lending that mortgage credit has virtually dried up in the economy. Total mortgage lending in the third quarter reached the staggering total of €623m, which is almost 50% of the level achieved in the third quarter of last year. In…

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