Investors leaving high-end housing market even as rents climb
Estate agent Owen Reilly says 60% of available properties are being sold by landlords
Housing demand
Who would buy gangland homes seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau?
Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous men
House prices in Ireland continue to rise as shortage drives demand higher
Estate agent shows second hand home prices rose 2.3% between January and March
Cosgrave family secures €4.7m from sale of Dublin city apartments
Dublin city centre apartment portfolio sells for significantly above guide
What’s the best way to fund home renovations?
Options include topping up a mortgage or tapping the Government’s low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme
Planning permissions fell by more than 50% in three Dublin council areas last year
Housing supply unlikely to increase unless emergency measures are introduced, says Construction Industry Federation official
Investment in public transport is key to success of revised national planning framework
Either we spend a lot more on public transport, especially in regional cities and on rail lines serving new commuter belts, or the framework will be meaningless
Downsizing: Can we leave our furniture behind and should we look for cash-buyers only?
We are in our mid-70s and are considering downsizing to our investment apartment
‘A grim situation’: Number of homeless people rises further
Some 15,378 people recorded as homeless, including 4,563 children
Average cost of second-hand Dublin homes approaches €600,000
Estate agent DNG’s price gauge points to annual inflation rate of 9.6%
House price inflation in Ireland reaches eight-year high
First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007
‘Nothing can happen without it’: Housing delayed by out-of-date planning policy
Ireland ‘cannot move forward’ on meeting housing targets without revised framework, expert says
Finglas village site with planning for 48 apartments seeks €2.25m
Former Dublin pub with full planning for 48 new homes
Tax breaks for developers to build apartments under consideration by Minister of Housing
Housing crisis: Paschal Donohoe warns against return similar tax incentives of Celtic Tiger years
Planning permissions for apartments drop by almost 40%
New data show all planning permissions fell more than 21 per cent in 2024
South Dublin site with full planning for 27 new homes seeks €3m
Glenageary site with full planning for 27 apartments
Have your say: Would you prefer to own a house or apartment to live in long-term?
We want to hear your views on the type of home you’d prefer to live in if supply was not an issue
UN calls for stronger measures to combat intimidation of migrants by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland
Committee highlights particular concerns around segregation and access to adequate housing
Co-housing project for over 55s could ‘free-up’ thousands of family homes
Co-housing Communities Ireland aims to fill gap in housing market it says is faced by middle-aged, older people
Receivers appoint agents to sell project at former Kevin Street DIT campus
Seen & Heard: Taxpayers ‘miss out’ on €9bn; increase stock awards for BofI chief; homes ‘never to be built’
Builders engaging senior counsel at outset of projects in anticipation of substantial legal challenges – Ifac
Economist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being delivered
Ireland ‘lagging’ behind other countries on infrastructure, watchdog says
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calls for enough construction workers to deliver projects
State must focus on building the right homes in the right places
Rush to deliver large-scale apartment schemes in response to crisis runs risk of creating ‘modern-day slums’
House prices could increase due to relaxation of garden-room planning rules, say experts
Department of Housing is considering changes to exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission
New homes agents’ outlook on 2025 as market ‘remains under pressure’
Property professionals give their views on demand, Government schemes and housing completions
Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald says
Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently
‘Alarming’ incidence of ‘sex for rent’ advertisements, survey of international students finds
The views of 512 international students were reported in the study for the Irish Council for International Students
Call for emergency housing plan as private rented sector grinds to a halt
Dramatic decline in apartment delivery compounding ‘deepening supply crisis’, notes report
Property group urges Government to pause proposed land value sharing legislation
Measure designed to reduce land speculation would see levy of 25% tax on land that is rezoned for housing
Housing body calls for funding to change from ‘100 per cent debt’ to grant or equity
Clúid housing says change would allow group to be more suitable for investment
What is the new short-term letting legislation and why was it stalled?
European Commission imposed standstill period on progress of Bill to regulate short-term letting while it worked to agree regulation on EU-wide level
Should adult children living at home pay rent? Our readers respond
The average age for moving out of the family home is 28. What kind of financial contribution, if any, should people make in the meantime?
Maynooth land bank with development potential seeks €10m
The 97-acre holding occupies strategic location in Kildare next to M4 motorway and town centre
Ageing population offers healthy opportunity for property investors
Provision of healthcare, senior living and assisted-living facilities will deliver secure returns with those aged 65 and over in Ireland set to surpass a million by 2030
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