The good news continues at Mullane Financial Services. We are pleased to announce, Mullane Financial Services has been appointed an authorised Mortgage Intermediary by Bank of Ireland. Speak to us today to find out more information.
House price inflation slowing, home building rising Sharp slowdown in house price inflation The most recent figures on Irish residential property prices indicate that the trend of slower price growth evident in 2018 has carried over into this year. CSO data shows that nationally, prices increased by 5.6% on a yearly basis in January. This…
Many concerns about the economic outlook Global Trade: Move away from free trade towards protectionism\tariffs under Trump Slower growth in global trade, weaker export orders, US tariffs impact Chinese economy US Economy: Growing strongly but could slow sharply as fiscal stimulus fades and higher interest rates impact activity. Will become the longest US economic…
Noticeable slowdown in Dublin house price growth Supply metrics offer some encouragement As we head into year end, the dominant underlying feature of the Irish residential property market remains the deficit in supply. However, over the course of 2018, there has been some further improvement in the supply picture. The latest update to the CSO’s…
October was a torrid month for equity markets, and while November saw some pause for breath, the environment for equity investors remains quite difficult, very volatile, and intensely uncertain. The main problem for equity markets at the moment it that the euphoria created by the strong synchronised recovery in the global economy in 2017 has lost…
Macro-Economic Background to Budget 2019 Budget 2019 was the third and possibly the final budget to be presented by Paschal Donohoe in the current Dáil. As was the case with his last two budgets, Budget 2019 did not pose anything like the sorts of challenges and difficulties that his two immediate predecessors faced in framing…
Economists always struggle with the vagaries of politics and have difficulty dealing with the fact that the most scientific economic forecasting and analysis very often gets blown out of the water by the words and actions of politicians, particularly those of the irrational kind. Of some consolation is the fact that economics will almost always win…
New measurement shows new supply at lower levels than previously estimated. The Central Statistics Office recently launched a new measure of housing supply. This was in response to issues relating to the previous ‘completions’ data, complied by the Department of Housing using ESB connections. In recent years, it was considered to be overstating the level…
Taking out a mortgage to buy a home is the biggest financial commitment most people will make in their lives. Therefore, it is important to get the best deal that you can on the loan. However, even if you get the best deal when you take out your mortgage, over time cheaper mortgages may become…
The process of interest rate normalisation continues apace in the United States. On Wednesday night the US Federal Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 0.25%, taking the target range for the key Federal Funds Rate to 1.75% to 2%. This rate has been taken up from zero in December 2015. The Federal Reserve move this week…