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Irish Times: Homeowners wary of ECB rate hikes

Conor Pope wrote in the Irish Times: “It is probably going to be the first of several moves but how close those moves come together and how aggressive those moves are is something that remains to be seen,” says financial analyst and mortgage adviser Karl Deeter. “Unfortunately there is only a lower limit on interest, there is no upward limit and in theory rates can go as high as they want to. If you look at our total number of mortgages and the number that are in distress versus where we probably should be, it is clear that thus far the low rates have has actually served us well and saved the country from having a much larger problem,” Deeter says.

Irish Examiner: Rate hikes loom for tracker mortgages

Irish Examiner, Wednesday 16th February 2011: Niamh Hennessy reports – TRACKER mortgage holders could be hit with up to five interest rate hikes by the end of next year — adding €150 a month to a €200,000 mortgage.
Operations manager with the Irish Mortgage Brokers, Karl Deeter said the increase in rates will bring pain to a lot of people who have been exempt from the variable rate hikes.