Karl Deeter |
5 years ago
Ireland’s next economic crash is set for 2021, unless the right questions are asked and answers found to halt the country’s boom-bust cycle
Ireland’s next economic crash is set for 2021, unless the right questions are asked and answers found to halt the country’s boom-bust cycle
Talking Finance: The majority of household wealth is in property ownership. But, as we know too well, there are always risks involved
If you let individuals decide where and how they want to live, they will sort out housing for themselves
Karl Deeter Talking Finance Don’t just blame the banks for your mortgage woes – it’s more complicated than that
Karl Deeter: Refusing to deal with the mortgage arrears problem earlier comes with consequences
Karl Deeter Talking Finance: If you’re buying from an estate agent, you’ve already lost. You need to beat them at their own game
Margins made on interest rates here are about the only thing the banks have going for them. So why would AIB throw that away?
Karl Deeter Talking Finance A new approach is needed to accommodate demand – and trying a host of innovative measures is better than this status quo of market barriers
Karl Deeter, Talking Finance: If you're buying from an estate agent, you've already lost. You need to beat them at their own game.
The reason we fail consistently with social housing is down to expectations of how it will be provided versus what happens in reality.
Karl Deeter Talking Property: We need to sift through the figures to work out exactly how much the government is committed to social housing.
Karl Deeter Talking Finance: Premature Central Bank prudence and protection is a punishment not a panacea.
Karl Deeter Talking Finance: With the CGT waiver under threat, investors are bidding high. But are sharp price rises in the sector a good thing?
First-time buyers need to be aware of repayment capacity issues when seeking credit in this market, writes Karl Deeter.
Comment: The banks’ true intention is to re-profile loans that would otherwise never be altered.
Comment: Property is fashionable again for all the wrong reasons, and there seems to be no way to stem the tide.
Recent headlines on home loan write downs risks creating false expectations among other borrowers, writes Karl Deeter.
It's hard to remember that there was a time when Irish banks were considered good investment grade institutions.
A key justification of the bank bailout in Ireland was that it would allow banks to keep lending to support the domestic economy.
The term 'strategic default' lacks a definition. Because of this, any debate that incorporates this term is, in part, pointless, writes Karl Deeter.