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Property prices in Westmeath have stayed steady during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Price Report.

Welcoming the initiative by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland for mortgage holders who want to switch lenders but have had credit issues in the past, Brokers Ireland, a participant in assisting those seeking to switch their mortgages said now is a good time to remind mortgage holders running into difficulty to reach out for help before falling into arrears.

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Commenting on the recent ECB decision to raise its main refinancing rate by a further 0.25 percent, the ninth increase since July last, bringing it to 4.25 percent, Brokers Ireland said “one would be hopeful while not at all confident, that the strategy will achieve stability rather than fragility and destruction among borrowers – personal and business borrowers.”

The increased cost of the weekly food shop is the most common financial impact experienced by 77% of consumers this year, cited amongst 82% of women surveyed and 73% of men, according to new research from Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland DAC (Aviva).

Responding to the most recent Central Bank Retail Interest Rates publication for April, showing Ireland at a weighted average interest rate of 3.63 percent in April, 0.6 percent ahead of the euro area average, Brokers Ireland said the Irish market is now in worrying territory for both aspiring and existing borrowers.

Responding to the Central Bank Retail Interest Rates for June, Brokers Ireland has stated: "While there is a very welcome and further narrowing of the gap between Ireland and the euro area average interest rate, with Irish mortgage holders now paying less than 1pc (0.78pc) over and above the euro area average - it is of no practical effect to borrowers who should concentrate on getting the best mortgage rate available in the Irish market; and who should do so in the very short window left before the ECB raises its rate further as it has already indicated."

Property prices in Westmeath have mirrored the national trend by rising during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report.

Responding to the most recent Central Bank Retail Interest Rates for December 2021, Brokers Ireland warned that home owners are very likely to be close to, if not at the bottom of the low interest rate cycle and the window of opportunity to avail of the best mortgage rates may be beginning to close.

The overall average increase in property prices for 2021 was just short of 12 percent, with great variations across the country, according to the latest Residential Property Price Barometer by IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers which captures house prices actually achieved by auctioneers for three- and four-bedroom semi-detached homes and two-bedroom apartments.