More new builds needed to fix “dysfunctional” property market
As we enter the closing months of 2016, with the Budget on the horizon, housing - or a lack of it - remains one of…
Conall MacCoille
Fall in number of first-time buyers in last three months of 2015
There was a fall in the number of first-time buyers drawing down a mortgage in the final three months of last year. New figures show…
Irish mortgage market branded “dysfunctional”
Ireland’s mortgage market is “dysfunctional” and is preventing demand for home purchases from being met, a mortgage expert said on Monday. Michael Dowling, chairman of…
Mortgage lending up 73% in first quarter of 2015
Mortgage lending rose by 73 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 to €983m, as first-time buyers continued to dominate the market. However, both…