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Households continuing to save, according to new CSO figures

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that households' income and savings fell in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010. Despite this, the savings ratio - the percentage of disposable income put aside by households - remained unchanged from…

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Property prices now tipped to stabilize and rise

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor

Property prices are now expected to stabilize and even increase in some sectors of the market following the changes to mortgage interest relief in the Budget. That, coupled with falling mortgage rates and an expected increase in rents, means there has been a dramatic turnaround…

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Home Price Protection plan protects your home against negative equity

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Seller

IFG Ireland have recently launched Home Price Protection, a new product which protects your new or secondhand home against financial loss or negative equity. IFG claims the plan removes the uncertainty around whether or not a buyer or seller should make a move on the…

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House prices yet to bottom out, insist Moody's

Property News

HOUSE prices in Ireland haven’t bottomed out yet, according to credit ratings agency Moody’s. They made the statement in a report on Monday morning, which also said that Irish banks’ asset quality will likely weaken further as mortgage arrears rise. Their statement on house prices…

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Residential property prices have fallen by 15.1% so far this year

Property News

In the year to October, residential property prices at a national level, fell by 15.1%, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This compares with an annual rate of decline of 14.3% in September and a decline of 11.1% recorded in…

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