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DNG run National Amateur Photography Competition with top prizes up for grabs

Estate agents DNG are running a National Amateur Photography Competition to celebrate World Photography Day. There will be €2,450 in prizes to be won with the closing day set for August 14th 2019. There will be three categories to the competition Best Irish Urban Photo…

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Double success for MyHome.ie at Digital Media Awards

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MyHome.ie and Mediaworks enjoyed a successful night at the Accenture Digital Media Awards in Dublin last Thursday after picking up two awards for their KBC Virtual Viewings campaign. MyHome.ie won Gold in the ‘Best Use of Interactive/Digital Media’ and Bronze in ‘Best Collaboration between Agency &…

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Proposed tax breaks for landlords needed to keep them in the market

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Between the passing of Martin McGuinness, the latest Garda penalty point controversy and the build-up to tonight’s big match at the Aviva Stadium, one news item that might have got glossed over this week is proposed government plans to assist landlords. A series of tax…

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Property market “improving” but still has a way to go, insists DNG chief

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The Irish property market is improving but still has a way to go. That’s according to Douglas Newman Good (DNG) chief executive Keith Lowe. Mr Lowe was speaking at a Housing Agency lecture in Dublin Castle on Tuesday entitled ‘Owning or Renting: What is the…

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First-time buyer grant could be axed if it inflates the market

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The Government's €20,000 grant for first-time buyers will be axed if it is found to be inflating the property market, according to reports. In the wake of the Central Bank’s review of its mortgage policies, the Government and Fianna Fáil have expressed concern that the combination…

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Half of all property transactions in first half of 2016 paid for with cash

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Just over half of all property transactions in the first half of the year were paid for by cash. New figures show that some 10,665 transactions were obtained without a mortgage in the first six months of this year. This represented 50.6% of sales. The…

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Are banks side-stepping Central Bank lending rules with offers?

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We’re less than a month into the New Year and already two of the major lenders have unveiled new products to help people get a mortgage. Both Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB have been thinking outside the box in the last few weeks to…

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House prices increasing faster outside Dublin, according to DNG

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2015 has seen a levelling out of Dublin house price growth following three years of price inflation ending in what could be described as near over inflation in 2014 according to the latest property report from DNG. House prices in the capital increased by a…

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Lack of stock affecting Dublin sales under €220,000 threshold

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A lack of stock has led to a decline in the number of properties being sold in Dublin for under the Central Bank’s €220,000 treshold for first-time buyers. Under the Central Bank rules introduced earlier this year, first-time buyers need just 10 per cent of…

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New Central Bank mortgage rules could drive up rents

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The new Central Bank mortgage rules officially came into force yesterday with fears being expressed that it may drive up rents even further around the country. The new regulations will see buyers forced to save deposits of 20pc of the price of a property before…