House prices in the city… headache, heartache, who knows
For quite some time people (myself included) have been saying that we will start to see a two tier market, one in cities and another…
Month: May 2012
Five properties sell at Merlin Property auction
Just five properties sold under the hammer at today’s Merlin Property auction in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Golden Lane in Dublin. With one property…
34% of people own their homes without a mortgage
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…
OECD calls for further ECB rate cuts
The OECD has called on the European Central Bank to cut its interest rate further in order to help economic activity in the euro zone.…
Renovation and upgrade work at Co Down home
Having designed, managed and completed four one-off houses in County Down, Stephen Montgomery decided it was time to tackle a renovation project. This time…
More than 600,000 have still not paid the household charge
More than 600,000 people have yet to pay the €100 household charge. The latest figures from the Department of the Environment show that so far,…
Now is a good time to buy, according to poll
A weekend opinion poll has found that many members of the public believe that now is a good time to buy a house. The survey,…
The sweet success of knowing your onions
Around the end of May and early June a very distinctive and wonderfully attractive flower group appears. Closely related to the onion family, Alliums are…
NAMA initiative proves a huge hit in first fortnight
An estimated €6 million worth of property has sold in the two weeks since NAMA unveiled their 80:20 Deferred Payment Initiative. The scheme, designed to…
Mortgages here could rise because of euro zone crisis
Homeowners here could be set to see their mortgages rise sharply in the coming months. It comes after the Bank of England warned that the…