Professional Real Estate Associations in Ireland
Economic/Political Profile
For detailed information about the background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues of Ireland, click here
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html
For the Index of Economic Freedom, click here
Financing a Property
Banks and Building Societies are the normal sources of funding for property purchase in Ireland. In the current climate lending is subject to much stricter criteria than was applied in recent years and evidence of the ability to repay the loan in the agreed term is being strictly adhered to.
The standard mortgage term was 20 years, but this is under some upward pressure at present. Rates can be variable or fixed, or indeed a combination of both (i.e. fixed rate on a portion of the loan and flexible on the balance). Fixed terms are usually upwards of one year and it is possible to obtain a ten-year fixed-term rate in today’s market.
Always remember that highly qualified actuaries, employed by the lending institutions, set fixed-term repayment rates, whereas variable rates are dictated by the European Central Bank base lending rate, plus an identifiable margin
For information on financing a property in Ireland, click here
Market Conditions
For current information on property market conditions in Ireland, click here
http://www.magico.ie/files/admin/uploads/W153_Field_2_47357.pdf
http://www.finfacts.ie/biz10/irelandhouseprices.htm
http://www.finfacts.ie/fincentre/propinvest.htm
http://www.cbre.eu/emea_en/research/report_results
http://www.joneslanglasalle.ie/Ireland/EN-IE/Pages/research.aspx
Buying a Property
There are no restrictions to foreign ownership of real property as Ireland has one of the most open economies in the world.
For detailed information on buying property in Ireland, click here
Other Industry Sources
For other government and industry sources, click here
Central Bank of Ireland : click here
Central Statistics Office of Ireland: ,click here