I may have posted this before, but it's too good not to post (again).
Home Choice Loan will provide up to 92% of the market value of a property purchased. The maximum loan amount will be €285,000. The loan is a normal Capital and interest bearing mortgage which is repaid on a monthly basis.
The mortgage term will be for a maximum of 30 years. Home Choice Loan will only be available for newly built homes."First of all, it was fantastic to see JoCo live again. Although I must admit the "Oirish" crowd was much more fun to watch with than with the PAX crowd (PAX crowd were great too). The intimate settings of Whelan's, i.e. we are up close and personal with JoCo. The Irish witty heckling seemingly tickled him no end, and he even lost track of where he was singing once or twice (see video for re. your brain's one). I wonder what he thinks of Irish fans now, with coconut and monkey puppet signings!?! A maths fight broke out at one point after his mandelbrot song, it was all so fantastic. I quipped with hyperactive joy when I realised he was going to play Mr. Fancy Pants. I cannot believe he played "Oh Danny Boy"! Although most folks tried to murmur the song. All in all, a brill experience, especially when the crowd knew almost all of the songs and he pretty much had to sing louder over all of us. I hope he comes back, either that I could still catch him on the UK tour or even PAX next year. Funny thing about the Re. You Brains part was that most of the audience did not pretend to be zombies, except for a few of us (yes, I was flailing and groaning the chorus). I think he likes Ireland though. :)
Anyhoo, a taste of what happened that evening:
Well, duh, what do I mean by that, the "no frills" solution is now mentioned more frequently in the news, and this includes houses. Yes, houses! Okay, they maybe ugly looking and located 45 minutes away by train from Dublin city, but check out the prices...
With price tags set at €160,000 and €180,000 for 3- and 4-bed homes, they feel this is bringing prices back to 2002/2003 levels.
Oh, and these houses are based in Athy.
I was home in Limerick and was on the Dublin road heading towards PC World, and passed a garage that sells Audis, Beamers, etc., you know the business class cars. Well, it was unusual to see big flourescent signs saying that there is a sale on. Yes, there was more than one sign up. Maybe it is a good time to get a car, given that you get more bang for your buck since the car trade industry are having problems shifting new/used cars. Sure, my mom just bought a new Ford Fiesta Steel, two grand less than its retail value from two years ago. And plus since our uncle has been a long time customer, the sales guy knocked a few grand more off. The car has a sun-roof, built-in bluetooth for your phone, alloy wheels, even a small spoiler.
Recession has its ups and downs, I am one of the lucky ones who's waiting to pownce on the right price for a house. Mind you, the saving bit for years kind of helps as well.
Well, I hope not. It's frustrating enought at the moment without having knowledge that a 3D model of you, naked, is being seen by officials. If EU plans to bring this to Irish airports, I hope it does not happen. As mentioned in the article that the trial run in Heathrow's Terminal 4, and voluntary at that, was not popular.