Property Market 2020

GocRh · 29-06-2020 10:02am

Springy Turf wrote: »

Does that figure include universal supports like Child benefit?

No, it only includes those on PUP (~500k), payroll support (~500k) and standard job seekers allowance (~250k).

brisan · 29-06-2020 10:14am

Dublin 1 has seen 9 price changes over the last 3 months
2 increases
7 decreases
Overall decrease of
-4%

Dublin 2 has seen 14 price changes over the last 3 months
3 increases
11 decreases
Overall decrease of
-2%

Dublin 3 has seen 37 price changes over the last 3 months
12 increases
25 decreases
Overall decrease of
-1%

Dublin 4 has seen 36 price changes over the last 3 months
16 increases
20 decreases
Overall increase of
1%

Dublin 5 has seen 19 price changes over the last 3 months
3 increases
16 decreases
Overall decrease of
-3%

Dublin 6 has seen 46 price changes over the last 3 months
13 increases
33 decreases
Overall decrease of
-5%

Dublin 6W has seen 31 price changes over the last 3 months
13 increases
18 decreases
Overall decrease of
-1%

Dublin 7 has seen 25 price changes over the last 3 months
3 increases
22 decreases
Overall decrease of
-5%

Dublin 8 has seen 2 price changes over the last 3 months
0 increases
2 decreases
Overall decrease of
-4%

Dublin has seen 662 price changes over the last 3 months
209 increases
453 decreases
Overall decrease of
-2%

cnocbui · 29-06-2020 11:06am

JimmyVik wrote: »

I watched many friends by houses and apartments to live in in the mid to late 2000s, while I sat on the fence.
Come the 2010s I actually felt sorry for them and was glad I didnt buy when they did.
Come 2020 and I was jealous. They were all living in their houses with half the mortgage paid off already and where was I. Still sitting on the fence.
Lesson is that its a Marathon, not sprint .... There will be ups and downs before the finish line, but if you dont cross the start line, dont expect to ever see a finish line

Presuming 15 years worth of rent, what does that add up to?

wassie · 29-06-2020 11:11am

Mr Hindley wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/aib-introduces-frightening-mortgage-rules-and-halts-lending-to-covid-payment-recipients-1.4290956

Like many prospective buyers on here, I'm seeing the housing market being very buoyant, with properties quickly going for over the asking price. However, the above seems to indicate that while the you-know-what hasn't hit the fan yet, it's on its way...

Talking to a broker over the weekend who said they are still getting plenty of inquiries, but have had a huge drop in actual applications due to changed lending polices.

Billythekid19 · 29-06-2020 11:14am

AIB saying today they not entertaining any mortgage applications for those on the covid payment. Seems very unfair on anyone in the process of looking for a house. It might explain why asking prices have increased recently with people getting sales over the line, a lot of people know they could be on reduced pay or out of a job this time next year when the recession hits. Hopefully the government can intervene and push partially state owned AIB to give some leeway to those in the middle of a mortgage approval and on the covid payment

Billythekid19 · 29-06-2020 11:15am

cnocbui wrote: »

Presuming 15 years worth of rent, what does that add up to?

Typical rent for a 4 bed house 1500 x 12 x 15= 270,000 rent

JimmyVik · 29-06-2020 11:17am

cnocbui wrote: »

Presuming 15 years worth of rent, what does that add up to?

Lots

awec · 29-06-2020 11:17am

Billythekid19 wrote: »

AIB saying today they not entertaining any mortgage applications for those on the covid payment. Seems very unfair on anyone in the process of looking for a house. It might explain why asking prices have increased recently with people getting sales over the line, a lot of people know they could be on reduced pay or out of a job this time next year when the recession hits. Hopefully the government can intervene and push partially state owned AIB to give some leeway to those in the middle of a mortgage approval and on the covid payment

That would be quite the sight, a Fianna Fáil led government pushing banks to lend money.

29-06-2020 11:23am

Billythekid19 wrote: »

.............It might explain why asking prices have increased recently with people getting sales over the line, a lot of people know they could be on reduced pay or out of a job this time next year when the recession hits...................

It would seem mad to borrow hundreds of thousands so wouldn't it?

Billythekid19 wrote: »

............ Hopefully the government can intervene and push partially state owned AIB to give some leeway to those in the middle of a mortgage approval and on the covid payment

That would seem ludicrous.

there's no positive to having loads of folk with mortgages they can't pay, giving out more mortgages is madness in such a time.

Markitron · 29-06-2020 11:24am

cnocbui wrote: »

Presuming 15 years worth of rent, what does that add up to?

I paid rent for 7 years, and let me tell you, them numbers are not pleasant.

Billythekid19 · 29-06-2020 11:24am

awec wrote: »

That would be quite the sight, a Fianna Fáil led government pushing banks to lend money.

I can see why AIB is doing this , its prudent and it stops us repeating mistakes of the past. It just seems harsh on say a ftb who might be mortgage approved, waiting for a build to finish and in the meantime being put on the covid payment. They essentially lose their deposit and are back to square one unless they have very deep pockets.

Billythekid19 · 29-06-2020 11:27am

Augeo wrote: »

It would seem mad to borrow hundreds of thousands so wouldn't it?

That would seem ludicrous.

there's no positive to having loads of folk with mortgages they can't pay, giving out more mortgages is madness in such a time.

A lot of people would be paying dead rent if they had not drawn down mortgages in recent months. Its madness pissing away a high proportion of your income on rent to a vulture fund, which would have been the case for many years.. People have mortgage and income protection for a reason.

ELM327 · 29-06-2020 11:28am

Billythekid19 wrote: »

AIB saying today they not entertaining any mortgage applications for those on the covid payment. Seems very unfair on anyone in the process of looking for a house. It might explain why asking prices have increased recently with people getting sales over the line, a lot of people know they could be on reduced pay or out of a job this time next year when the recession hits. Hopefully the government can intervene and push partially state owned AIB to give some leeway to those in the middle of a mortgage approval and on the covid payment

It's very unfortunate but it is not unfair.
There's going to be a lot of redundancies when the covid payments run out, the banks are being prudent to ensure the customers can afford the loans. Given we don't allow repossession of the asset, this is a very prudent move by the bank and quite frankly one they should be applauded for. Giving a mortgage to someone in a state supported job is sub prime lending.

awec · 29-06-2020 11:32am

I think the real issue is with people who won't get a mortgage any more even though their own financial circumstances remain unchanged, because they'll no longer fit the risk profile that the banks want.

I think this is partly why some are moving to close out their purchases, they know that even if nothing changes for them they could still be refused and stuck renting.

nerrad01 · 29-06-2020 11:34am

ELM327 wrote: »

It's very unfortunate but it is not unfair.
There's going to be a lot of redundancies when the covid payments run out, the banks are being prudent to ensure the customers can afford the loans. Given we don't allow repossession of the asset, this is a very prudent move by the bank and quite frankly one they should be applauded for. Giving a mortgage to someone in a state supported job is sub prime lending.

yea as crap as this is, its preferable to the opposite of throwing out money to people without jobs for mortgages. That will not fix any of the fundamental problems with the housing market and and it will tell a lot about any minister who starts advocating for this instead of actually correcting some of the fundamental problems

MrMusician18 · 29-06-2020 11:35am

Cyrus wrote: »

So 64 not 75%

What’s the percentage of the work force that’s public servants ?

My memory of the figure being 11% out doesn't make a difference to the fundamental point - huge swathes of the economy were/are being supported by direct payments by the government. It's not just the low paid coffee shop staff.

ebayissues · 29-06-2020 11:44am

I have sad this before and I'll say it again. Anyone in receipt of the cov-id payment scheme shouldnt be allowed to drawdown on a mortgage.

If you're in rceipt and you came off it, the banks should wait till 6 months to exmine your situation.

Its simple as that.. What happpens if thing go south quickly? Who foots the bill... certainly not you

Harsh but it hs to be done

Quite astonishing the amount of people who were on the scheme and went ahead with purchases.

Cyrus · 29-06-2020 11:45am

MrMusician18 wrote: »

My memory of the figure being 11% out doesn't make a difference to the fundamental point - huge swathes of the economy were/are being supported by direct payments by the government. It's not just the low paid coffee shop staff.

id like to see some proper stats on it rather than recollections of a radio interview, but i take the point.

Billythekid19 · 29-06-2020 11:51am

ebayissues wrote: »

I have sad this before and I'll say it again. Anyone in receipt of the cov-id payment scheme shouldnt be allowed to drawdown on a mortgage.

If you're in rceipt and you came off it, the banks should wait till 6 months to exmine your situation.

Its simple as that.. What happpens if thing go south quickly? Who foots the bill... certainly not you

Harsh but it hs to be done

Quite astonishing the amount of people who were on the scheme and went ahead with purchases.

But what about the other hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders who were given mortgages pre covid and now find themselves on state support? I guess people have mortgage protection for a reason. I agree AIB has to be prudent, and they must tighten their belts like everyone else. But my issue is why should someone say in the unfortunate position to be house hunting now +on covid payments (wanting to buy say a modest 200k house) be discriminated to such an extent compared to somebody who drew down a 500k mortgage say a year ago and now unemployed.

christin · 29-06-2020 11:54am

IPA stats: "In 2018 the numbers employed in the public service rose to over 323,000, back above what it was in 2008.
• As the economy has grown, the proportion of the workforce working in the public sector has fallen, and is currently just below 15 per cent."

cnocbui · 29-06-2020 11:57am

brisan wrote: »

300,000 people employed in the public sector ,so about 12%

It was 14.9% in 2017, according to the OECD: http://www.oecd.org/gov/gov-at-a-glance-2019-ireland.pdf

Villa05 · 29-06-2020 11:57am

nerrad01 wrote:

yea as crap as this is, its preferable to the opposite of throwing out money to people without jobs for mortgages. That will not fix any of the fundamental problems with the housing market and and it will tell a lot about any minister who starts advocating for this instead of actually correcting some of the fundamental problems

FF got the housing portfolio ministry. Just before the election which was pre covid of course Michael Martin was criticising the central bank for there mortgage lending rules

It will be interesting to see how they approach it and if the central bank will stand firm

ebayissues wrote:

Quite astonishing the amount of people who were on the scheme and went ahead with purchases.

Did they? Mortgage approval and drawdown are very different processes. I would have thought that any approval pre covid would be thoroughly reviewed if the applicants were on a covid payment

29-06-2020 12:00pm

Billythekid19 wrote: »

A lot of people would be paying dead rent if they had not drawn down mortgages in recent months. Its madness pissing away a high proportion of your income on rent to a vulture fund, which would have been the case for many years.. People have mortgage and income protection for a reason.

You reckon folk are covered against job loss?
Seriously.

Billythekid19 wrote: »

............I guess people have mortgage protection for a reason...........

what sort of policy are you referring to?
Mandatory mortgage protection pays out when there's death.

Water2626262 · 29-06-2020 12:17pm

AIB are being totally unfair. They should let these at risk people draw down mortgages, have sleepless nights, huge anxiety of letters coming through the door, destroy their credit ratings and endure god knows what other stresses you have when you lose income.

You can only have so many payment breaks before the maths doesn’t work anymore and the mortgage is unsustainable.

Also what if someone loses their job and the location of their new employer makes being stuck with the house an absolute nightmare.

It’s very frustrating but if I was off work for a few months I don’t think I’d be charging ahead with taking on a huge amount of debt. Covid is still very much an issue too. Can anyone really say we won’t have a second lockdown? Might be unlikely but who really knows. Nobody even in feb could have predicted how this year has turned out so far.

fliball123 · 29-06-2020 12:22pm

Water2626262 wrote: »

AIB are being totally unfair. They should let these at risk people draw down mortgages, have sleepless nights, huge anxiety of letters coming through the door, destroy their credit ratings and endure god knows what other stresses you have when you lose income.

You can only have so many payment breaks before the maths doesn’t work anymore and the mortgage is unsustainable.

Also what if someone loses their job and the location of their new employer makes being stuck with the house an absolute nightmare.

It’s very frustrating but if I was off work for a few months I don’t think I’d be charging ahead with taking on a huge amount of debt. Covid is still very much an issue too. Can anyone really say we won’t have a second lockdown? Might be unlikely but who really knows. Nobody even in feb could have predicted how this year has turned out so far.

Are you kidding no way not while the culture in the country is like the 11th commandment thou shall not repossess , this is the main reason why interest rates are so high as the risk to a bank lending is off the charts as it is near impossible for a bank to repossess a family home if the owner decides to stop paying. The AIB are being prudent and I hope the rest of the banks do the same the tax payers should not be on the hook for someone else's house I have no bother for everyone being entitled to shelter but there are people on the housing list who want to live in very high profile areas in the Dublin while those working have to buy in surrounding counties and commuting 2 odd hours to work to pay for this. There needs to be a complete C change with the welfare state in this country if you cant afford the house you should not be allowed stay in it without paying. You should be moved to a different area where you can be housed for less by the state

kippy · 29-06-2020 12:39pm

ebayissues wrote: »

I have sad this before and I'll say it again. Anyone in receipt of the cov-id payment scheme shouldnt be allowed to drawdown on a mortgage.

If you're in rceipt and you came off it, the banks should wait till 6 months to exmine your situation.

Its simple as that.. What happpens if thing go south quickly? Who foots the bill... certainly not you

Harsh but it hs to be done

Quite astonishing the amount of people who were on the scheme and went ahead with purchases.

Look. The reality is simple here. People who are in edgy situations (that is, have approval to buy but who face into uncertain times ahead) would have been daft not to try get the deal over the line ASAP.
Once you have a house, it is extremely difficult to lose it in this country (be that right or wrong).
The alternative is not buying. Paying extortionate rents, eating up savings, having to engage with DEASP for support and all the means testing that brings etc etc
These all the more compounded by the other variables involved.

Billythekid19 · 29-06-2020 12:44pm

Augeo wrote: »

You reckon folk are covered against job loss?
Seriously.

what sort of policy are you referring to?
Mandatory mortgage protection pays out when there's death.

My point is that Joe Bloggs applying for a modest 200k mortgage this year has the same chance of losing his job as Billy Big Bollocks that drew down a 500k mortgage last year.

amacca · 29-06-2020 12:56pm

Billythekid19 wrote: »

My point is that Joe Bloggs applying for a modest 200k mortgage this year has the same chance of losing his job as Billy Big Bollocks that drew down a 500k mortgage last year.

I'd be of the opinion that Mr large scrotum was fortunate with his timing (if that's what he wants and he's happy with purchase) and at that time last year it looked like he could service the debt )or else bank wouldn't have lent to him
Mr Joseph bloggs esq however is perhaps unfortunate with the timing but definitely not discriminated against as the economic situation has changed in the meantime...
.
Thems the breaks so to speak, he is not being discriminated against or treated unfairly imo. Except perhaps by fate itself

8-10 · 29-06-2020 12:57pm

ebayissues wrote: »

Quite astonishing the amount of people who were on the scheme and went ahead with purchases.

What was the amount?

fliball123 · 29-06-2020 12:58pm

Billythekid19 wrote: »

My point is that Joe Bloggs applying for a modest 200k mortgage this year has the same chance of losing his job as Billy Big Bollocks that drew down a 500k mortgage last year.

Well going on your premise here the banks would not of known the risks last year they do now and should act on the information they have. So regardless of both having the same level of risk of losing their job now, the fact is one has the mortgage and the bank cant do anything to reduce the risk and the other has not and the bank can do something about that, as in not give out the loan and it would be prudent to stop Joe Bloggs getting the loan as they are already at risk due to Big Bollocks loan. I know it may seem harsh on Joe but it means that Jim, Bill, Bob and the rest of the millions of tax payers in the country are not asked to bailout the banks again to the tune of billions.

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