It has been another busy property week, with the new selling season definitely upon us but before we get carried away, it's important to reflect on what is still broken within the system. Over the past week, three people who were classified as homeless in different...
I came across the following interesting article from ARUP recently entitled: How do you use technology to better manage a major new road bridge? We have featured many AI-empowered sensor systems to enhance, or rather pre-empt, routine maintenance within...
Apologies, I know that last week's offering was not up to scratch. I was too distracted by the scenic Wild Atlantic Way (Bundoran to Ballybunion!) to really knuckle down. Although, on my travels I did keep a note of all the derelict and deserted properties that we...
Estate agents in the Irish market enjoy a wide and varied role with sales and marketing at its core. While the tools of the trade have certainly changed over the past two decades, marketing is still at the core of the business. Online sales portals like Daft.ie...
The Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook is being updated for 2018 (publication date November 2017) and we want to hear from house hunters and would-be residential investors to learn about your experiences in the current market. In particular, we are interested to learn...
My first ever camping trip and a few days rediscovering the Wild Atlantic Way, all the way from Sea Sessions in Bundoran to the cliff walk in Ballybunion, means that the weekly property round-up only takes in property news up until Friday - please send carrier pigeons...
We now have twice as many house-hunters across Ireland as we have available homes For would-be property buyers in Ireland right now, it is fair to say that the goalposts have shifted, regularly. In the last week we learned that despite the yoyo Central Bank lending...
Johnny Ronan on the need for Dublin to build upwards; why can't we solve a problem that everyone agrees on & rats in Dublin's emergency accommodation facilities... Good news for property watchers with plenty of time on their hands and very patient spouses, there...
April 23, 2017 The Sunday Times Move If you only have time for one newspaper today, for property news, The Sunday Times is the one to get. Editor Linda Daly writes about 'A new generation of unban living - First time buyers, returnees, investors and renters want the...
As the markets in the UK, Ireland, Germany and France were starting to recover in early to mid 2012, Spain scored a devastating own goal by their failure refusal to protect home owners, and overseas property owners in particular. The Almeria area was one of the worst...
According to the recently published Atlas de la Crisis, properties in the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida areas were among the worst affected by the global economic crisis and resulting Spanish property market crash. While signs of recovery were seen in Madrid...
As a general rule, the fees depend upon the type of property, the value and where the property is purchased from. Also, if a mortgage is being used to fund the purchase, the costs will be increased. As a guide, it is recommended that purchasers have approximately...
A recently published book 'Atlas de la Crisis' [Atlas of the Crisis] by Ricardo Méndez of the CSIC analyzes the socioeconomic impact of six consecutive years of crisis and severe austerity policies on Spain from the years 2007 to 2013. The changes in Spain over the...
Almost eight years on from the global financial crisis that plunged property markets across the globe into a downward spiral, recovery is the latest order of business in 2015, but what does that even look like? More importantly, will investors follow strong yields or...
By Carol Tallon Originally published in Th Sunday Business Post (Ireland) and Costa Almeria News (Spain) Last week, president of Sareb, Spain's so-called 'bad bank', Belen Romana had her first appearance before the State Senate. Set up in 2012, government-owned...
President Rajoy has been criticised for planning to increase taxes on the sale of second hand homes By Carol Tallon Originally published in the Costa Almeria News President Rajoy has encountered resistance from within the Senate to his party's proposal to...