Initiative Ireland Housing 2021 Report Launched – 3rd October 2021

Housing 2021 Initiative Ireland

Dublin, Ireland 3rd October 2021, Initiative Ireland (www.initiativeireland.ie) today published its fourth annual housing report, entitled Housing 2021. The report highlights a 52% shortfall in supply relative to demand in 2020, but forecasts that 2021 will see delivery of 24,000 by the end of the year, up 15% from 2020.   Key Report Findings include: Lower-income families remain locked out … Read More

Initiative Ireland plan gets backing of Goldman Sachs – RTE 12th September 2021

Initiative Ireland CUDA

Property finance platform, Initiative Ireland, has secured the backing of Goldman Sachs Asset Management for its latest financing project. The new investor will join Fairfield Real Estate Finance as a backer of the joint venture led by the six-year-old Irish firm. The partnership is raising €900m in funding to lend to experienced property developers with the aim of financing the … Read More

Initiative Ireland to lend €600m to build 5,000 new homes – RTE 24th May 2021

Initiative Ireland has launched a new sustainable finance partnership for the construction of residential homes with Fairfield Real Estate Finance. Initiative Ireland aims to significantly increase the scale of its lending activity by €600m which will enable small, medium and large-scale developers to deliver 5,000 new homes nationwide over the next three years. It said this will support over 3,000 … Read More

Initiative Ireland’s €600m deal could deliver 5,000 new homes – 23rd May 2021

Initiative Ireland has entered a major joint venture with Fairfield Real Estate Finance which will see the pair lend €600 million to developers in the coming three years, and potentially deliver 5,000 new homes. The lender, which is based in the NovaUCD business hub in Dublin, has been focused on funding small-scale social, affordable and private housing developments nationwide to … Read More

Social Advocate – 23rd March 2020

Initiative Ireland has just announced the appointment of Aisling Healey, as the company’s new Director of Finance & Treasury. Healy brings over 30 years’ experience in financial management to the role. She has held senior financial roles in a variety of organisations including accountancy practice, software development, energy, not-for-profit and education. 

IRISH EXAMINER – 4TH FEBRUARY 2020

Sinead Byrne has been appointed as chief operations officer with property finance services provider Initiative Ireland. https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-30987258.html

IRISH TIMES – 04 FEBRUARY 2020

Property financier Initiative Ireland is to significantly ramp up lending for social and affordable housing in Ireland this year, with up to €75 million in funding to be extended to developers. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/start-up-to-extend-75m-for-social-and-affordable-housing-1.4161499

Irish Building Magazine – 8th July 2020

Initiative Ireland has just announced the appointment of Aisling Healey, as the company’s new Director of Finance & Treasury. Healy brings over 30 years’ experience in financial management to the role. She has held senior financial roles in a variety of organisations including accountancy practice, software development, energy, not-for-profit and education. 

Irish Tech News – 28 Jun 2019

Initiative Ireland has today announced the launch of Ireland’s largest peer-to-peer loan to date, financed by its Secured Lending Community.