Moody’s: Irish mortgage performance and home prices buoy several sectors, amid arrears concerns

The benefits of rising house prices in Ireland and lower mortgage arrears will continue to spread to Irish banks and bonds backed by home loans (namely, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and covered bonds), says Moody’s Investors Service. “We expect mortgage arrears to slowly decline and house prices to rise by up to 5% over the …

Fitch: Brexit uncertainty dampens UK Housing & Mortgage Outlook

Fitch Ratings has revised its UK housing and mortgage outlook from Stable/Positive to Stable in light of the UK’s referendum on leaving the EU, to reflect increased uncertainty around the UK housing market and economic fundamentals created by the vote. A Stable sector outlook will continue to support our Stable RMBS ratings Outlook. UK house …