Almost one fifth of first-time home-buyers in Ireland are non-nationals, according to research conducted by the Irish Mortgage Corporation.
The company says more than one third of foreign buyers are from Asia, particularly India, Pakistan and the Philippines, while a quarter are from the UK.
Asked about the figures this morning, Alan Cooke from the Irish Auctioneers [...]

Alan Cooke, chief executive of the Irish Auctioneers’ and Valuers’ Institute, has pointed out, that a 1.1% monthly rise in house prices in July indicated yesterday still implied an annual increase of 13%.
The IAVI has predicted a ’soft landing’ for the housing market. Mr Cooke said the market was moving closer to equilibrium - where [...]

UK Auction Info
Manchester United and Chelsea have joined forces to let fans sell unwanted tickets online.
The service, launched with online ticket exchange company Viagogo, enables the clubs’ season ticket holders to sell unwanted tickets to other club members for Premier League games. It is the first time this has been legally permitted.
David Gill and Peter [...]

GOVERNMENT advisers UBS and AIB Capital Markets will unveil the timetable for the €1.2 billion flotation of Aer Lingus within 10 days, earmarking a stock market debut for the last week in September.
It is understood that the government’s intention to retain ownership of at least 30% of the airline will also be communicated to the [...]

Evoca, a US firm offering a new voice recording application on the web, has launched a service for Irish users.
Evoca, based in Savannah, Georgia, is a novel recording service allowing anyone with access to a standard telephone or mobile phone to record their voice (or whomever else they may be recording) directly onto the web.
Irish [...]