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30 Nov '16 |
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DEAL: IFSC office block sale nets investors substantial profit
2 Harbourmaster Place, bought exactly two years ago by two investment groups for â?¬37.85 million, has changed hands again at â?¬53.75 million, showing an increased valuation of almost â?¬16 million.
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29 Nov '16 |
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Facebook in talks to be top-floor tenant at Capitol site
Facebook has emerged as the first potential tenant of the redeveloped Capitol cinema site in the centre of Cork City as part of its expansion into virtual-reality technology, gaming, and imaging. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Nov '16 |
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Changes welcomed but supply won't begin to return to normal levels until 2018
Ronan O'Hara, chairman of residential agency in SCSI: "It's taking longer than we would have hoped. Planning takes longer than we would like. Selling a private home takes longer than we would like. I - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Nov '16 |
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New builds rise â?¬43,000 in a year - faster than second-hand
Experts warn that developers who focus on high-end homes are a problem in the housing market, which has failed to cater for first-time buyers (FTBs) since the economic collapse. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Nov '16 |
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Pat Davitt: Mortgage rules change good but more required
Keeping the LTI (loan-to-income) threshold at 3.5 times gross annual income will remain an impediment for those on lower incomes and at the early stages in their earning capacity. They will have to co - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Nov '16 |
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Ronan Lyons: Unfair advantage for first-time buyers
What economic theory is silent on, though, is why first-time buyers should be treated so differently to other buyers. I have seen Central Bank researchers present analysis which seems to show that fir - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
29 Nov '16 |
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Nama hired investigators to spy on me, says Killilea
Lawyers for Ms Killilea and John Dunne, with whom she is involved in a residential development in New York, said they had already permitted the inspection of around 20 bankers boxes of documents and w - Subscribe |
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29 Nov '16 |
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LinkedIn to add 200 jobs at its EMEA HQ in Dublin
â??Ireland has proven to be a very strategic location for us to headquarter our EMEA operations, and we look forward to growing our footprint in Ireland by expanding our already 1,000-person team with - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
28 Nov '16 |
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Fran Power reports on the million-plus market
Marcus Magnier of Colliers comments that while prices nationally are rising month on month, certain upmarket parts of Dublin are selling properties for lower prices now than this time last year. Sean - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
28 Nov '16 |
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Deposit rule changes won't fix broken housing market
"Everything that has been done is to stoke demand. There has been nothing done to stimulate supply", says Sirr. "If you own a house or land you will benefit from this. The reduced deposit requirement - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
28 Nov '16 |
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Central Bank makes the Help-to-Buy scheme redundant
The Central Bank has played the mortgage lending cap situation very well. It is committed to the caps, has said it will intervene again if it needs to, yet it has relented on one aspect of the rules. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
24 Nov '16 |
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DEAL: Carraig Donn sign lease for new Mullingar store
The Mayo-based retailer has just signed a 10-year lease with letting agents CBRE on a 213 sq m (2,300 sq ft) unit at the centre with a view to opening for business there in early December. - Subscribe |
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24 Nov '16 |
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Major study to reveal true costs of Irish construction
Michéal Mahon, chair of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland Quantity Surveyors Professional Group, welcomed the launch of the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) Coalition, - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
24 Nov '16 |
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Mark Keenan: Previously neutered buyers will be galvanised to end 10-year homes drought
Keith Lowe of the DNG network describes the changes as "significant for the new homes market." The Central Bank is right to weight the market in favour of new homes. In times past first-time buyer gra - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
24 Nov '16 |
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New buyers will end up with more money; Lane says rules were too complicated
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland welcomed the easing of the deposit rules for first-time buyers.
Broker group PIBA said it was disappointing that non-first-time buyers do not benefit from - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
24 Nov '16 |
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We can't blame the Central Bank any more if the builders don't start cranking up diggers on sites
Prof Lane was quick to deny that he was buckling to political pressure and lobbying from vested interests by altering the rules for first-time buyers.
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© The Irish Times |
24 Nov '16 |
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Sorry millennials: Buying a home was just as hard for your parents
Irrelevant of affordability, home ownership is on the decline as todayâ??s generation of 20 and 30 year-olds postpone buying their first home and spend longer renting. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Nov '16 |
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Central Bank mortgage rule change: What it means for you
Today, if a first-time buyer buys a house worth â?¬400,000 they need a 10 per cent deposit on the first â?¬220,000 â?? â?¬22,000 â?? and a 20 per cent deposit on the remaining â?¬180,000 â?? â?¬36,000 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Nov '16 |
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Changes to first-time-buyers rules are â??surprising and craftyâ??
A number of submissions â?? including from Sherry FitzGerald, our biggest estate agent, and Banking &Payments Federation Ireland â?? had called for the ceiling to be lifted to â?¬300,000 to reflect av - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Nov '16 |
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Times editorial: Central Bank mortgage controls: Looking beyond lending rules
A variety of other policies â?? particularly measures to boost housing supply â?? are vital elements of a coherent response and are the responsibility of others. - Subscribe |
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