Person: Trevor Grant

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First-time buyers eye up areas outside their counties amid high prices, report finds

Dublin borrowers, for example, accounted for more than 40% of first-time buyer mortgages in Kildare, Wicklow and Meath in 2023, a mortgage report by the BPFI showed

<p>The median price of a home purchased in Ireland stands at €320,000, with prices rising the highest in Cork and Kerry (up 5.4%) in the last 12 months. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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How much to buy a home in six areas of Cork?

<p>European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane has signalled that more interest rate rises are on the way. File picture</p>

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Homeowners could pay €6k more a year as ECB set to issue further interest rate hikes

economy

Mortgage repayments up €100 a month due to rising property prices, according to new report

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House prices went up 7% in a year — and undersupply means they are going to keep rising

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Covid fallout leads to renewed fears of mortgage interest rate increases

Property prices rise slightly in March but Covid impact expected

Property prices rose in the year to March — though the outbreak of Covid-19 is likely to have an impact on pricing in subsequent months.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Housing crisis ‘jeopardising business growth’ in Cork

A shortage of residential accommodation is jeopardising the growth of businesses in Cork as the housing pinch begins to be felt by companies outside of the capital for the first time.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

House shortage to drag on mortgage lending

Mortgage lending values are expected to remain stable at just over €3bn this year, with growth slowed by a shortage of available properties and the lingering arrears crisis rather than a lack of available credit, one market expert has estimated.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2014

Residential mortgage lending in ‘worrying’ slump to €331m in Q1

Mortgage lending slumped to €331m for the first quarter of this year, well down on the €450m lent in the same period in 2012.

Tue, 21 May, 2013

Mortgage approvals rise

Just under 1,700 mortgages were approved by Irish lenders in October, representing a monthly increase of 10.3% in the homeloan approval rate.

Fri, 30 Nov, 2012

Buy-to-let mortgage arrears hit 29%

Nearly €10bn worth of mortgages in the buy-to-let sector are in arrears of 90 days or more, according to provisional data released by the Central Bank.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2012

AIB and EBS launch product for those in negative equity seeking to trade up

AIB and subsidiary EBS have launched a negative equity trade-up mortgage that will allow customers in negative equity to trade up to a larger property and take their debt with them.

Wed, 26 Sep, 2012

Country needs action, not ideas

People in mortgage distress need more than state reports, says Trevor Grant

Thu, 13 Oct, 2011

Online gambling harms mortgage applications

ONLINE betting accounts are being used as reasons for refusing struggling homeowners the option of having a mortgage approved or restructured.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2011

Banks have ‘no option’ but to call in parents’ mortgage guarantees

THE Irish Banking Federation (IBF) said some banks have “no option” but to call in mortgage guarantees from parents on their children’s mortgages.

Tue, 02 Aug, 2011

One in nine struggling to pay mortgage

NEARLY one in nine residential mortgage holders — 86,271 borrowers — is unable to make repayments or has sought help from their bank.

Fri, 20 May, 2011

Calls for long-term help for those in mortgage arrears

THE Government has been urged to provide long-term solutions immediately to mortgage holders in difficulty.

Fri, 20 May, 2011

Landlords threaten action over second home tax

LANDLORDS are threatening legal action over the introduction of a €200 tax on rental or holiday homes which the Government plans to impose as early as next month.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2009

Government under pressure to change stamp duty in Budget

The Government is facing increased calls for changes to stamp duty in Wednesday’s Budget.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2006

Rate hikes push singles from market

THE five interest rate hikes imposed by the European Central Bank are pushing single people out of the housing market, according to research from IFG Mortgages.

Tue, 17 Oct, 2006