Property

Compared to almost all its peers in Europe, Ireland faces a unique challenge over the coming decades, one that goes a long way to explaining its housing challenges in recent years. Unlike any other country in Europe, Ireland will have faster population growth in the 21st century than in the preceding 150 years. Ireland has moved from losing 5% of its population on average every … [Read more...] about Ireland, the outlier: Mega-trends and the housing shortage

Investors in several Irish property funds received news in January that valuations were being reduced by c.8% and withdrawals or switches from certain funds were being suspended for up to six months. The funds in question are well managed with high quality assets. However, fund suspensions happen from time-to-time, usually in times of market turbulence like the Global … [Read more...] about Property investing and fund suspensions

“It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.” - Donald J Trump  There is $8 trillion worth of institutional-grade commercial property in the world today according to a recent research paper by the benchmarking agency MSCI. Much has changed in recent years: the availability of a wider and more flexible variety of … [Read more...] about Investor’s guide to Global Property investing

In this article we discuss the outlook for the Irish commercial property market and the benefits of diversifying your property investments internationally, over the long term. The extent of the dynamism and recovery of the Irish economy has surprised us all. Ireland has punched above its weight when it comes to attracting and retaining tech giants, major pharmaceuticals … [Read more...] about The outlook for the Irish commercial property market