Irish Mortgage Brokers Blog

25th July 2010: Sunday Independent: Good news won't fix this

25th July 2010: Sunday Tribune: The cost of laser eye surgery

24th July 2010: Independent: New Rate Hikes will push families over the edge (front page)

22nd July 2010: Independent: Banks have returned to reckless lending

15th July 2010: RTE Prime Time: Negative Equity Mortgages

9th July 2010: Independent: Mortgages costs will be going up

4th July 2010: Sunday Times: Want to avoid a crash? Support a tax on site values

4th July 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - Financial Reviews

28th June 2010: Examiner: Negative Equity Loans could revive property

27th June 2010: Sunday Times: Bank Smart to make the Best of Less

27th June 2010: Sunday Business Post: The mortgage lending lowdown

26th June 2010: RTE1 Marian Finucane Show: Property, Mortgages and Property Tax

26th June 2010: Examiner: Banks need to help clients on homeloans

25th June 2010: DailyNewsCorner.com: Competitive Currency Devaluations

23rd June 2010: 4FM Tom McGurk Show: Property tax feature

21st June 2010: Q102 Scott Williams: Negative Equity Mortgages

18th June 2010: Independent: Sub-prime brokers didn't check whether a borrower could repay

11th June 2010: Newstalk 'Breakfast' with Clare Byrne: Property liquidation sales

13th June 2010: Sunday Tribune: Insurance claims and loss adjusters

6th June 2010: Sunday Tribune: Recession rates for Mobile Phones

30th May 2010: Sunday Tribune: The best travel insurance prices

29th May 2010: Newstalk 'Down to Business': Mortgage Arrears and Property

23rd May 2010: Sunday Tribune: Safe for a while against rate hikes

23rd May 2010: Sunday Times: A bad time to invest? Q & A with Jill Kerby

23rd May 2010: Sunday Tribune: Mortgage rate increases

16th May 2010: Sunday Times: Keep hold of your home

16th May 2010: Sunday Tribune: Mortgage group mull over Negative Equity Loans

16th May 2010: Sunday Tribune: Recession Rates

15th May 2010: Independent: Property prices must fall to attract investors

13th May 2010: RTE Drivetime: Negative Equity Loans

11th May 2010: Today FM with Matt Cooper: Negative Equity

6th May 2010: Independent: Reducing debt can pay off for borrowers

5th May 2010: Independent: Banks restricting credit to the low paid

3rd May 2010: Irish Times: Trackers under threat

1st May 2010: Independent: Solidarity Bond won't suit most investors

22nd April 2010: Independent: Watchdog on alert over Tracker Mortgages

22nd April 2010: Metro Herald: Rent to buy schemes

20th April 2010: Independent: Planning to go self employed?

14th April 2010: Independent: EBS hitting borrowers on existing business fixed rates

12th April 2010: RTE Frontline with Pat Kenny: NAMA for the little people?

9th April 2010: Independent: Blow for home owners from Bank of Ireland

9th April 2010: RTE Morning Ireland: Bank of Ireland increase rates

4th April 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch - Income tax

30th March 2010: TV3 News: How AIB rate changes are affecting consumers

30th March 2010: Independent: Calls for mandatory loan cover

15th March 2010: Irish Times: Just who is getting the mortgages?

14th March 2010: Sunday Times: Beat the Zombie Banks

14th March 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - Deposit Rates

14th March 2010: Sunday Tribune: The case for cash weakens

2nd March 2010: Independent: Home Truths on Personal Finance

28th February 2010: Sunday Times: Avoid paying to spend your cash

28th February 2010: Sunday Tribune: Virgin territory for prospective bankers

28th February 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch - Energy Prices

27th February 2010: Independent: Postbank closing their doors

23rd February 2010: Independent: Your Money - Home Truths

21st February 2010: Sunday Independent: To fix or not to fix, that is the question

21st February 2010: Sunday Tribune: Wedding Insurance

16th February 2010: Independent: Credit rationing & decreased competition

14th February 2010: Sunday Tribune: Best value current accounts

12th February 2010: Independent: Property Supplement - Lucrative yields for investors

7th February 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - Debt Guide

3rd February 2010: Independent: Homeowners get loan help

2nd February 2010:  Independent: Practical steps for avoiding repossession

31st January 2010: Sunday Business Post: Fees or Commission, which is the best value? (OpEd)

31st january 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch on PRSA's

31st January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Rise in late mortgage payments

29th January 2010: Irish Times: The lowdown on mortgage interest rates

28th January 2010: Evening Herald: Mortgage Misery as banks raise rates

28th January 2010: Independent: Mortgage Hike Shock

26th January 2010: Independent: Is now the time to buy?

24th January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Is it the end for cheap tracker mortgages?

24th January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Money Talks - Rates of Attrition

24th January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - the best and worst of mortgages 2010

19th January 2010: Independent: Home repossessions will soar as 6,400 are in arrears

19th January 2010: The Star: Borrowers urged to fix their mortgage (not available online)

18th January 2010: Evening Herald: All mortgages set to rise at the same time

17th January 2010: Sunday Tribune: The price of NAMA just keeps rising for taxpayers

17th January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch: Recession Rates

15th January 2010: Propertyweek.ie: Mortgage Market Trend Outlook 2010

15th January 2010: Independent: Higher prices, mortgage hikes to hit homeowners

14th January 2010: Independent: Homeowners warned - Mortgage rates set to rise

14th January 2010: Independent: Home sweet home - trading up with negative equity

13th January 2010: Bloggertone: Fix now or forever hold your tongue

10th January 2010: Sunday Times: Budget Better in 2010

10th January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Health Insurance best buys

6th January 2010: PropertyWeek.ie: Postcodes, a prelude to property tax

3rd January 2010: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch

27th December: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - tax relief's

20th December 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - pensions

10th December 2009: TASC Blog: Dr. Stephen Kinsella & Karl Deeter on Municipal Bonds

29th November 2009: Sunday Tribune (Opinion piece) : The banks must take a hit on mortgage defaults

29th November 2009: Sunday Times: Lock in your mortgage for peace of mind

25th November 2009: Irish Times: Forgive debt to save our economic souls

25th November 2009: Independent: House prices must fall dramatically to lure investors

20th November 2009: HousePriceCrash.co.uk: Moratoriums and Moral Hazard

20th November 2009: Independent: Over 77,000 now in Arrears...

20th November 2009: Independent: Banks Stripping Trackers from Borrowers

15th November 2009: Sunday Tribune: The Time Bomb of Private Debt

15th November 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch features the Repossession Guide (by Karl Deeter)

15th November 2009: Sunday Business Post (OpEd with Stephen Kinsella) Municipal Bonds as a solution to Ireland's Problems

10th November 2009: RTE Primetime: Primetime looks at mortgage arrears

10th November 2009: Limerick Leader - Limericks financial problems can be fixed

10th November 2009: Dr. Stephen Kinsella & Karl Deeter - Solving infrastructure issues with Municipal Bonds

3rd November 2009: Risk Books: Toward a New Framework for Financial Stability (review)

28th October 2009: Irish Times: IL&P to cut commissions

28th October 2009: Independent: Permanent TSB commissions

25th October 2009: Sunday Tribune: 'Recession Rates'

19th October 2009: The Professional Insurance Broker: Boom-Bust by Fred Harrison (review)

18 October 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch

18 October 2009: Sunday Tribune: Is property past its sell by date?

13th October 2009: Independent: Insolvency scheme has potential to be a rip-off

11th October 2009: Sunday Tribune: Pension Tips

8th October 2009: Independent: Homeowners warned of hikes in rates

8th October 2009: Irish Times: The 10 New rules for first time buyers

7th October 2009: Propertyweek.ie : Recovery? Stratified and pockmarked.

7th October 2009: Paddy Power Trader: Is silver the golden opportunity?

6th October 2009: RTE Primetime: Primetime investigates the issue of debt

4th October 20099: Sunday Tribune: Finding a middle road for lenders and customers

4th October 20099: Sunday Tribune: Bank of Scotland charging above the odds

4th October 20099: Sunday Tribune: Taxation tips

27th September 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - best buys of insurance

20st September 2009: Sunday Tribune: The rich seek nest eggs

20st September 2009: Sunday Times: EBS fixed rates article

20st September 2009: Sunday Tribune: Pension tips

13th September 2009: Sunday Business Post: Good value, but change is coming

6th September 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch

1st September 2009: Independent: Property: Making a move?

29th August 2009: Finfacts: Irish paper review

26th August 2009: Evening Herald : Second home tax due date arriving soon

26th August 2009: Independent: Property tax warning - don't forget to pay!

25th August 2009: Independent: Absolute return funds examined

16th August 2009: Sunday Tribune: Lump sum investment rates

15th August 2009: Examiner: Broker fees

15th August 2009: Irish Times: AIB to cap procurement fees

14th August 2009: Independent: AIB capping broker incomes

14th August 2009: Independent: AIB making it harder for borrowers

9th August 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer watch: ARF products and prices

6th August 2009: Today FM, Matt Coopers Blog - Money Hacks

2nd August 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - Deposit Rates

2nd August 2009: Sunday Tribune: Rate wars missing the point

28th July 2009: Independent: Lenders watch and wait

26th July 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - Mortgage Rates

19th July 2009: Sunday Times: Saving beats repaying

19th July 2009: Sunday Tribune: Recession Rates

12th July 2009: Sunday Tribune: Banks must boost the bottom line

9th July 2009: Irish Examiner: Negative Equity Solutions

30th June 2009: Housepricecrash.co.uk: Lack of transparency in Irish property market

26th June 2009: Independent: Banks under fire for squeezing borrowers

21st June 2009: Sunday Tribune: Property - Unfinished Business

21st June 2009: Sunday Tribune:The end of low interest rates and margins

21st June 2009: Sunday Tribune: Irish Bank Share buyer 6 months on

21st June 2009: Sunday Tribune: Consumer Watch - Permanent Health Insurance

16th June 2009: Paddy Power Trader: What next for gold?

14th June 2009: Sunday Tribune: The best deposit rates in Ireland

14th June 2009: Sunday Tribune: Start Mortgages move out of 'sub-prime'

7th June 2009: Sunday Tribune: The best rates on mortgages

5th June 2009: Independent: Time for a fixed rate?

29th June 2009: Paddy Power Trader: ZOMG! A ZIRP!

20th May 2009: Independent: Lenders restricting credit?

19th May 2009: Independent: Property, stuck in a trap

19th May 2009: Independent: A short sale may answer your problems

13th May 2009: Irish Times: Opinion & Analysis, 'Tesco's business model'

7th May 2009: Irish Times: Cash beats property for maximum returns

7th May 2009: Independent: Risk to taxpayer as Anglo take hit

3rd May 2009: Sunday Tribune: Property investing

26th April 2009: Sunday Times: Banking with the Irish

26th April 2009: Sunday Tribune: Are you a prisoner to negative equity?

12th April 2009: Sunday Business Post: Irish property market still in a freeze

7th April 2009: LIA Magazine: The Great Change of 2009

5th April 2009: Sunday Times: Banks that will cost you dearly

5th April 2009: Sunday Business Post - Computers in Business: Blogging, does it pay?

2nd April 2009: Evening Herald: Mortgages won't drop with the rate cut

2nd April 2009: Independent: Why variable rates are the worst value

31st March 2009: Meet The Boss (guest feature): Easy credit, no easy fix

29th March 2009: Sunday Tribune: Banks in a 'fix' over rates

17th March 2009: Independent: KBC denies claims they are exploiting vulnerable customers

6th March 2009: Irish Times: Banks lending to 'chosen few'

6th March 2009: Irish Times: Counting the cost of a fixed rate

3rd March 2009: Independent: Help at hand to avoid repossessions

1st March 2009: Sunday Tribune: Money Tip of the Week - 'The Repossession Guide'

15th February 2009: Sunday Times: Insure against Inflation

8th February 2009: Sunday Business Post: The waiting game

25th January 2009: Sunday Tribune: Brokers want access to HCL

23rd December 2008: Independent: Savers will lose out as Anglo set to cut rates

21st December 2008: Sunday Times: How to get Tax off your back

4th December 2008: Irish Times: Falling rates making it tougher?

26th November 2008: Independent: Banks in a price fight for First Time Buyers

23rd November 2008: Sunday Tribune: Irish Bank share buyer revealed

22nd November 2008: Independent (Saturday Edition): Lower Rate for First Time Buyers

19th November 2008: Independent: Lenders seeking larger deposits

17th November 2008: Sunday Times: Prosper in a low rate world

11th November 2008: Independent: Investors lose out as banks fail to pass on the ECB rate cut

9th November 2008: Sunday Times: Banks not passing on ECB rate cuts

2nd November 2008: Sunday Times: How to ride out the storm

26th October 2008: Sunday Times: Don't ditch your trackers

26th October 2008: Sunday Independent: The true cost of mortgages

25th October 2008: Independent: Fixed rates to tempt tracker holders

19th October 2008: Sunday Tribune: Banks try to get out of Tracker Mortgage Commitment

19th October 2008: Sunday Tribune: Homechoiceloan will only help 1,750 buyers

19th October 2008: Sunday Tribune: Second hand Citizens

16th October 2008: Independent: Government loans distort the market

14th October 2008: Independent: What rate changes mean to consumers

26th September 2008: Irish Property Week: 'No lifeline to the property sector'

26th September 2008: Independent: The 'No Bailouts' Protest

23rd September 2008: Independent: Tracker Mortgage Story

11th September 2008: Independent: Bank of Ireland cut fixed rates

4th September 2008: Irish Times: Finding value for money

31st August 2008: Irish Mail on Sunday: Economic outlook 1 , 2

30th September 2008: Independent: Stimulus for housing is wrong

29th August 2008: Irish Times: Talking about negative equity

24th August2008: Sunday Tribune: A fate worse than Debt

19th August 2008: Independent: Credit Crunch story

15th August 2008: Irish Times: EBS fixed rate cuts

12th August 2008: Independent: LTV restrictions story

10th August2008: Irish Mail on Sunday: It makes sense to rent

27th July 2008: Sunday Tribune: Where to get the best mortgage deal

26th July 2008: Independent: Bank mortgage fees story

23th July 2008: Independent: Negative equity trap

6th July 2008: Sunday Tribune: First time buyers worse off

6th July 2008: Sunday Tribune: Commentary on economy

5th June 2008: Irish Times: Home Truths - A broker who says 'Don't buy now'

3rd June 2008: Independent: Personal finance - Customers can save €2000 p.a.

25th May 2008: Sunday Tribune: Make sure you avoid standard variable rates

4th May 2008: Sunday Tribune: Get recession proof

2nd May 2008: Independent: Mortgage rip-off exposed

27th April 2008: Sunday Tribune: Mortgage concerns rise as banks ignore ECB rates

24th April 2008: Independent: Survival of the fittest - Credit Crunch

20th April 2008: Sunday Tribune: Top Mortgage Broker hopes for a crash

20th April 2008: Independent: Bank of Scotland rate hike

17th April 2008: Independent: Brokers look to launch 'Own Brand' products

13th April 2008: Sunday Tribune: Crunch time for Irish property

27th March 2008: Business Week (international): Ireland, the end of the miracle