Standard and Poor’s

Property prices tipped to rise by 9% here in 2015

Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has said the Irish property market should see the strongest price rises in Europe this year. It has predicted growth of 9% on the back of an improving economy and short supply of housing. S&P says stronger lending controls by…

Standard and Poor's see no signs of property bubble emerging in Ireland

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Global ratings agency Standard and Poor's has said that Irish house prices will recover and saw no sign of property bubble emerging. It has forecast that Irish house prices to increase by 4pc this year, with a shortage of supply in urban areas exerting upward…

Irish property market tipped to stabilise next year

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The Irish property market will continue to stabilise next year before picking up slightly in 2015, according to ratings agency Standard and Poors. In a report on the European housing market S&P says there's "anecdotal" evidence that Dublin is experiencing stock shortages, and that…

Tracker mortgages are now so valuable they may be affecting the market

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Yesterday’s ECB rate cut will be a welcome boost for the 400,000 or so homeowners who will see their mortgage repayments fall by 0.25%. However, the latest intervention by the European Central Bank to try and drive economic growth has only driven a bigger wedge…