Post-Christmas to-do list: Move your savings, call your health insurer, review your mortgage
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Mortgage
Is now the time to buy a house in Ireland or should you wait?
As the year comes to an end, many putative home buyers may be wondering should they stick or twist
Irish mortgage arrears fall again to lowest level since 2009
Decline in arrears has been helped by strength of economy despite threat of global shocks
How a 50-year mortgage could help fix Ireland’s housing crisis
Donald Trump is a fan of 50-year mortgages but would they work in Ireland?
Bridging finance is back on the table for Ireland’s homebuyers
Loan allowing people to confirm purchase of a new home when they have yet to complete the sale of their existing home designed to boost market liquidity
How to have a financially savvy new year
Small steps that everyone can take could add up to substantial savings in the new year
Share of mortgage lending to landlords has halved since 2020, Central Bank data shows
There has been a 43% reduction in lending in real money terms since 2020 despite of a 51% increase in the median cost of a house
Mortgages approvals hit highest level in three years
First-time buyers account for 60 per cent of all approvals in October while loans for movers tumble again
Sole borrowers make up nearly two-thirds of apartment mortgages
More than a third of first-time buyer home loans in Dublin were taken out by those borrowing on their own
Buying a home? Here’s how to save on the hidden €10,000 bill
Stamp duty, insurance and valuation fees can all come as a shock to buyers who have already maxed out budgets
AIB reduces some mortgage rates by 0.65%
Bank says the reductions could benefit more than 10,000 people each month
Budget Calculator 2026: From social welfare to tax how this year’s budget will affect your income
Use our calculator to find out what this year's budget means for you and your money
Scared of doing your household sums? Here’s how to get on top of it
Why an ‘admin night’ can help get your finances in order
Mortgage approval activity softens with approval volumes down
Total of 4,536 mortgages were approved in August, with first-time buyers approved for almost two thirds
‘Perfect storm’: New-home buyers locked out of Government schemes as prices soar
Home buyers are struggling to pay deposits and find a house that qualifies for Government incentives. But could change be on the way?
Are you overpaying for mortgage protection? It’s worth finding out
Many first-time buyers are paying more than they should, research by Bonkers.ie suggests
Want to retire early in Ireland? These are five habits of people who do
Planning ahead is critical as is taking a realistic approach to your likely income and expenses if you are going to quit working early
Want to earn €14,000 a year tax free? House hacking offers first-time buyers that chance
With careful planning, tax-free income can help cut your mortgage bill or fund an otherwise unaffordable upgrade to your home
Four things you’ll love about being in your 50s in Ireland – and one you won’t
You’re not quite in the golden years yet, but there are still a good few advantages to be had
Is overpaying your mortgage and reducing the term a good idea?
First-time buyers can focus on reducing the mortgage burden but there should be other priorities for any spare cash
Our unmarried son living abroad has died just before his first child was born. Who inherits?
With differences from one country to another, it is important to secure independent and local legal advice on inheritance law
Pepper says 13% of mortgages managed for funds refinanced over 19 months
Firm says loans were typically refinanced by borrowers switching to another lender or selling their home
Dealing with debt: What are your options if it’s becoming unmanageable?
Debt can seem overwhelming but there is support available and range of options to get back on your feet financially
Does it make financial sense to buy a holiday home?
Staycationing is not cheap, especially in high season, but there are also significant costs to investing in a holiday hideout of your own
Macquarie sells Irish mortgage-to-rent unit to management
Broadstone chief executive Liam MacMahon is buying the business for a nominal sum
Buying a home after surviving cancer: ‘No matter how much paperwork I gave, it never sufficed for mortgage protection’
Programme for Government aims to require mortgage protection companies to disregard cancer diagnoses seven years after treatment, although doctors give ‘all-clear’ after five years
Australian investor sells Irish social housing portfolio at a loss
Broadstone holds mortgage-to-rent authorisation, which is likely to appeal to certain parties
Number of mortgages in three-month arrears lowest since 2009
Irish home mortgages valued at €104 billion in March with 40,332 behind on their payments
Will equity release prevent you getting approved for Fair Deal?
Both lenders need to be sure that there is enough equity in your home available to them to make sure their debt is repaid
Mortgage lender Núa rolls out ‘significant’ rate cuts, including on equity release loans
Ireland’s newest mortgage lender reduces some rates by nearly 1 per cent
Irish average mortgages hit record €328,000 as buyers chase soaring prices
Buyers take on more debt as home prices soar
Irish households saved nearly half a billion euros per week shows CSO
Households invested more than half of their savings into long-term assets such as housing.
What’s the best way to fund home renovations?
Options include topping up a mortgage or tapping the Government’s low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme
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