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ECB Rate Rises Move Closer 2011-01-17

Based upon the prices of EURIBOR futures, projected ECB rates out for the next 5-years, near-term base rate expectations have followed money-market rates back up again. Markets are now stating that the next ECB hike will be in early summer e.g. June

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BUDGET 2011: TAX-RELIEF CHANGES 2010-12-08

TRS on mortgage interest unchanged but will no longer exist after 31 December 2017. Private Rent relief will now also be phased out after this date. Section 23 reliefs completely overhauled.

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BUDGET 2011: STAMP DUTY CHANGES 2010-12-08

The old Stamp Duty regime of high transactional costs acting essentially as a Liquidity Tax on the second hand property market, has been reformed at last. The new rates are 1% on the first €1 million & then 2% flat rate above that. However, FTBs have now been brought into the loop!

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Land Supply Myth Debunked! 2010-12-07

One of the biggest myths of the Irish Property Bubble was the idea that there was ever a shortage of available development land, land that was fully Zoned & Serviced (had water, gas, electricity supply & sewerage etc.). We show you 2 things: how much land was always available, plus how much was actually built upon.

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New Building Fragmented Geographically 2010-12-07

New homebuilding in Ireland in 2010 is extremely fragmented, by this we mean that some Counties are barely building anything new at all, whereas others are still building significant amounts, depending on the area.

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A Calculator That Compares PRICE Of Home-Ownership With The COST Of Renting

Welcome to CompareBuy2Rent, the only online mortgage calculator that can show you the true cost of your monthly mortgage for the next 5 years. We include all tax-reliefs, DIRT tax, and ECB rate forecasts derived from a direct feed from the financial futures exchange.

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When Should You Buy?, What Price Should You Pay? & Why?

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