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Our NEWS section is the most comprehensive publication on the business of property in Ireland, keeping our trade readers fully informed on all developments in the property business and among their competitors.

It gathers together in one place all reports on the market, and goes into much greater detail than does the consumer press on trade issues of interest to estate agents, developers and other property professionals. It summarises property stories from the media, and provides handy links to the full stories. Occasional indepth features and opinion pieces for a fully developed online property magazine. It also acts as a searchable archive of all property matters down the years.

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© Irish Examiner 09 May '13

Jury still out on Nama

“The strategy has been to sell the overseas portfolio and hope the Irish market bounces back in the meantime,” said Rob Kitchin, director of the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis in -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 01 May '13

Celtic Tiger limps back into the fray?

Phil Tily, IPD managing director for the UK and Ireland: Parts of the Irish property market turned a corner in Q1, with office and industrial units registering an improvement in market rental levels f -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 23 Apr '13

Apply American solutions to the many Irish property problems

Seán Ryan of Aspen Grove Solutions: Together these tools have prevented over 6.7 million homes from being repossessed, which otherwise would have had a costly and heavy impact on a personal homeowner -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 11 Apr '13

We have received a bill from Revenue regarding Property Tax but are unsure how to go about self-assessing our property to check it’s correct.

You should also consider some of the characteristics which affect the value of a property including: Location and proximity to services Size and layout of the property General condition of the prop -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 11 Apr '13

Supply problems persist but hopes rise as busiest time for buying arrives

Fiona Reddan: One agent (part of one of the larger chains) I spoke to said there had been fears that they were simply running out of stock to sell. However, she noted that they had been relieved to fi -  Subscribe
© Irish Examiner 29 Mar '13

Jim Power: It’s too soon to be sure of a housing recovery

My sense is that more buyers are likely to decide to dip their toes in the market, particularly as the reckless decision made in Cyprus to basically rob some bank deposits may just convince people the -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 28 Mar '13

DMcW: We're being seduced by property porn again – will we ever learn?

What if instead of lending against today's price, the banks were forced to lend against the average house price for the last 30 years. House prices would never rise dramatically. There would be no bo -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 15 Mar '13

Problems with the property tax: letter to Times

Re-introducing rates on agricultural land will not spread the burden more equally unless productive and commercial assets of all kinds for all sectors were equitably taxed, including websites, client -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 14 Mar '13

McWilliams: Mortgage debt crisis is not logical, but tackling it at least seems just

There would be a deluge of selling, leading to falling prices. But remember, as the prices fall, the debts don't. So the debt relative to the value of the property rises as a direct result of trying -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 26 Feb '13

Link levy to services - not urban middle class assets

Tom Dunne of DIT: we have not developed a tolerable system of local property taxation and we lack proper local government structures. -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 18 Jan '13

Simon Ensor on competitive bidding at the 'upper end'

There is no doubt that 2012 proved to be the most active year for sales at the upper end of the residential market since the heady days of 2006 when the market peaked. -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 18 Jan '13

Harriet Grant on divergence in performance of Dublin/ Cork suburbs and rest of country

There is certainly an overstock in many rural areas and prices have not been adjusted to realistic levels. Hence, yes, there may well be further price falls until demand matches supply. -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 18 Jan '13

Roland O'Connell on property tax

Who do Revenue regard as a competent valuer? Does the person need a valuation qualification and to conform to international valuation standards? The answer to this question is critical for ensuring th -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 16 Jan '13

Letter to Times re idea of 'recovery'

Surely we do not wish to recover to the abnormal bubble which caused such financial suffering for many and deprived a generation of a reasonable home at a fair price? -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 13 Jan '13

Louise McBride: What are the hottest investments for 2013?

Now could be the time to invest in Irish commercial property, according to Gary Connolly, principal of the investment consultants, iCubed.ie. -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 11 Jan '13

Property report criticised by CIF

“What we’re dealing with is a series of mini-marketplaces. ...", said Tom Parlon, arguing that a macro view of the Irish property market no longer holds water with the State now a series of localised -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 10 Jan '13

Property editor, Madeleine Lyons on concerns over how tax will be set

Patrick Sheehan of Independent Valuations, says: “Understating the tax won’t be such an issue for small value homes where the difference between bands is marginal. But for higher value homes there is -  Subscribe
© The Property Week 09 Jan '13

Fitch's Global Market Outlook for Housing and Mortgage Lending

Download the report here >>> Acknowledging the improvement in affordability, especially for first-time buyers not burdened by legacy debt, the Fitch report calls it "the one bright spot in the Irish -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 07 Jan '13

Derek Scally: Another year over, what do we know?

At the now infamous launch party, the developer of Belmayne, Donal Caulfield, wearing a diamante-studded Roberto Cavalli beanie, promised buyers “gorgeous living” in four-bedroom houses with curved wa -  Subscribe
© Other 06 Jan '13

Brian M Lucey: Where is the Irish Property market going in 2013?

Although selected areas will show some growth, houses and decent apartments in established urban areas for the most part, there is a combination of overhangs that will mute any prospects for rises. Fi -  Subscribe
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