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JohnG
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As you are probably aware there is a hugh shortage of houses in Ireland at the moment......... but only for the amount of people who want to buy (mostly second and third properties). The trends in rent levels (and vacancy periods) prove that there is no shortage of bedrooms / roofs for the number of people who live here.
As per the lates quarterly DAFT report it shows that [asking] rents are running at about 3.8% of asking purchase prices in Dublin for a 1-3 bed property, with an average of 9 days vacant between lets. This ignores the fact that sales continue to be above asking prices and that it's easy to get a discount on the rents.
If you assume that one months rental goes on insurance / maintenance the net yield is about 3.4% of purchase price, or an estimated 3.1% of total investment (including stamp, legals and furniture).
With interest rates getting close to 4.5% and rising, this rent will only cover about 68% of the interest only mortgage payments, or only about half of a 30 year annuity mortgage.
How long more can investors continue to believe that this is a good method of saving for their pension!
This leads me to believe that investors will soon stop buying, and some may even start selling. This will lead to reduced availability of rental properties and rents will start to rise to a more reasonable level.
Out of interest - I loved the comment in the DAFT report that " If there were any change in the confidence of the market this would be reflected first in a drop in asking prices, thus appearing first in the Daft.ie House Price Index." I always thought that you might continue to ask for the higher price, and reduce gradually if you found that your property was not selling.
As per the lates quarterly DAFT report it shows that [asking] rents are running at about 3.8% of asking purchase prices in Dublin for a 1-3 bed property, with an average of 9 days vacant between lets. This ignores the fact that sales continue to be above asking prices and that it's easy to get a discount on the rents.
If you assume that one months rental goes on insurance / maintenance the net yield is about 3.4% of purchase price, or an estimated 3.1% of total investment (including stamp, legals and furniture).
With interest rates getting close to 4.5% and rising, this rent will only cover about 68% of the interest only mortgage payments, or only about half of a 30 year annuity mortgage.
How long more can investors continue to believe that this is a good method of saving for their pension!
This leads me to believe that investors will soon stop buying, and some may even start selling. This will lead to reduced availability of rental properties and rents will start to rise to a more reasonable level.
Out of interest - I loved the comment in the DAFT report that " If there were any change in the confidence of the market this would be reflected first in a drop in asking prices, thus appearing first in the Daft.ie House Price Index." I always thought that you might continue to ask for the higher price, and reduce gradually if you found that your property was not selling.