First-time buyers account for almost two-thirds of mortgage transactions
BPFI report indicates there were 8,164 first-time buyer mortgages drawn down in third quarter
Housing crisis
Europe’s angry autumn: what’s driving the wave of protests?
Demonstrations from Albania to Spain are largely unconnected, but some common frustrations run through them
Why developers are turning to hotels, not apartments
When it comes to deciding between more hotel rooms or much-needed housing, the key is viability. But for whom?
Subsidies like Help to Buy are no longer needed as homebuyer demand weakens
Government is using taxpayers’ money to support property prices as it chases increasingly unrealistic housing targets
Opposition, lawyers condemn O’Callaghan over rape trials ‘deliberately affected’ remark
Minister’s comments on solicitors withdrawing services in legal aid dispute ‘deliberately provocative’ and an ‘absolute disgrace’
Minister for Gaeltacht has power to alleviate housing crisis in Irish-speaking areas
Legislation specifically allows State to give financial help towards building or improving homes
Dublin council denies St Edmundsbury housing rezoning but gives green light to two other sites
Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road locations approved after Minister instructed authorities to provide more land
What’s behind the violence shaking France, and what comes next?
As demonstrations spread across France, questions remain over who was responsible for the violence and what it means for Emmanuel Macron
Councillors urged to reverse ban on developing John Magnier/JP McManus Liffey Valley land
Council chief wants councillors to rezone ‘high amenity’ lands for 500 homes
A public pay deal will be done – and here’s what it will look like
The Government has to make a show of safeguarding public money. Unions have to fight for every last euro. There will be a few late nights - but a deal is inevitable
The village fighting a data centre: ‘The country has been sold out to big tech’
A proposed new development in Kilmeaden village in Co Waterford has got local residents asking pointed questions including: who are data centres good for, and at what cost?
From dereliction to Airbnb, the Gaeltacht is being destroyed by the housing crisis
Young families make communities – and if they have no place to live, the community dies
Children Ombudsman ‘deeply concerned’ about changes to homeless accommodation eligibility
Minister for Housing was urged to ‘reconsider to prevent any discrimination against children and families in need’
House prices: Who is getting it right, the CSO, MyHome or Daft?
Sometimes they say the same thing, at other times they differ
‘Such a lovely person’: Tributes paid to homeless woman who died in tent in Dublin
Locals remember Antonia Edgeworth from old library in Dún Laoghaire and seeing her on the city’s streets
Construction costs and planning uncertainty outweigh funding concerns for developers
More than two-thirds more cautious after ECB interest rate rises, EY Ireland survey also shows
€43bn should have been enough to build 110,000 homes. Only 27,000 were built
Another €9.4 billion was allocated to housing last week. There are questions to be asked about the effectiveness of housing budget spending
Property price inflation slows to three-year low of 5.1% as market cools
Latest official figures from CSO come amid a marked slowdown in prices in certain segments
Irish house price inflation slows as affordability constraints bite
Asking price inflation softens to 3.9%, according to property website MyHome
The blue-green smoothie ruling the country has no plan and even less passion
Civil War politics energised the Government parties. Now they’ve nothing left to do but pump out money
House building slides in September
Construction industry grew only narrowly last month but companies optimistic for future
‘Can we cancel our Help to Buy application and apply for the updated amount?’
Increase in amount available to first-time buyers of new homes creates confusion for those who have already applied
Will rent-a-room scheme increase encourage more landlords to participate?
Numbers availing of tax-free income have increased steadily in recent years, with student tenants a target
There is nothing more Irish than a former housing minister lobbying on behalf of a developer
The Irish Glass Bottle site was once a symbol of the Celtic Tiger era. Now it’s a symbol of our intractably absurd housing situation
Ireland vs Europe apartment living: ‘When family come over... this is not what they envisioned’
Irish people happily living in apartments on the Continent highlight a chasm in building standards, attitudes to communal living and sense of stability
Land Development Agency staff share €2m in bonuses
State’s affordable homes builder says rewards help it compete with private-sector firms for workers
Deadline closes for further legal challenges to 1,000 affordable Dundrum homes
As Central Mental Hospital site build begins, Taoiseach plays down Land Development Agency ‘go away’ payment
US-backed social housing landlord returned €15m to investors ahead of sale
First Step Homes was sold to Home For Life for close to €70m in April
There’s a good chance Ireland will come to regret this boomtime period as a missed opportunity
Country acts like it’s poor when it’s actually rich and should be thinking more strategically about its wealth
Minister misses the target with increase in Help to Buy tax break
Little point in offering first-time buyers greater tax relief unless there are properties they can buy
Budget 2027 main points: everything you need to know
Here is our list of the key measures expected to be announced in Budget 2027 at lunchtime
Housing crisis perpetuating child poverty crisis
Cross-departmental ownership, action and attention needed
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