In November 2020, HBFI launched two new products to further its presence throughout the housebuilding finance market. These products closely support the market requirements and have been developed following extensive engagement with market participants. The two new products are:
• COSME Product
• Social Housing Product.
SEAI Deep Retrofit Conference Discusses Plans to Upgrade Ireland’s 1 Million Energy Inefficient Homes Over 200 building professionals, including architects, specifiers, builders, plumbers, engineers and researchers, gathered at SEAI’s second Annual Deep Retrofit Conference in the Aviva in Dublin. The conference brought together building energy efficiency experts from Ireland and Europe to discuss solutions to […]
Events, Featured, HousingLeave a Comment on Ireland Needs to Progress 45,000 Homes per Year to B3 Energy RatingNational Statement of Housing Supply & Demand and Outlook of 2017 – 2018. Key points New Builds Sufficient development land – Construction Growth – Progress in unfinished estate completions Sales Residential sales decline in 2016 – House price increases slower Rental Sector Rents rise across country – New rent highs in Dublin. Affordability problems in particular […]
HousingLeave a Comment on The Housing Agency Report 2017Ten applications per hour as Help to Buy Scheme opens Help to Buy scheme gets off to a quick start with some 120 first time buyers submitting applications in first 12 hours of it opening, according to the Revenue Commissioners. The Government’s first time buyers Budget 2017 incentive came into legislation in the new year. […]
Economy, HousingLeave a Comment on Help to Buy Scheme – 120 applications in first 12 hoursSimon Barry, Ulster Bank Irish construction employment see highest jump since February as new work comes on stream Near-term prospects for Irish construction firms continue to be underpinned by ongoing improvement in new business flows Irish construction firms continued to record strong growth of activity during November, supported by a further sharp increase in […]
Employment, HousingLeave a Comment on Sharp Increase in Irish construction employment ratesWhat Central Bank new mortgage measures mean for Irish construction industry Key changes designed “to improve the sustainability and effectiveness of the current framework” The Ceiling on the loan to value (LTV) ratio for all first time buyers to be set at 90%, from the current 90% for loans up to €220,000 and 80% for […]
HousingLeave a Comment on Central Bank mortgage requirement changes are boost for Irish house building