First-time buyers: ‘Should we buy an apartment or a doer-upper?’
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Housing demand
Cairn Homes asks High Court to quash development refusal of 329 dwellings in Co Wicklow
The developer’s proposal had been given the green light by Wicklow County Council, but this was overturned on appeal
Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years
Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan
Election housing debate should not be about ‘shouting numbers’, Simon Harris says
Election 2024: Fine Gael leader promises more ‘interventionist’ State on child care and ‘firmer’ migration system
New housing target to be set at average of 50,500 homes a year
Minister for Housing brings revised draft of national planning framework to Coalition leaders for approval
Snapshot analysis: Budget and State spending take focus away from social issues
Respondents reveal a greater concentration on the value for money of Government expenditure than on topics such as the housing shortage and immigration
Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attention
Housing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this year
The €500,000 suburban three-bed is now the house at the centre of the property price surge
This kind of house is attracting bids both from those seeking to move and from first-time buyers
Dublin’s O’Connell Street has just one resident left. What the area lacks most is not guards, it is people
Dublin’s north inner city could become one of Europe’s most happening addresses in a reasonably short space of time
Twenty-two apartments in ‘luxury’ D4 development secured for social housing
Co-operative Housing Ireland ‘delighted to deliver 22 much-needed social-rental homes’ to families and individuals at Elmpark Green
What’s happening with house prices?
August was the 12th consecutive month to see an increase in property price inflation, a worrying trend for prospective buyers
Dublin’s Liberties has everything. Except vision, planning, care and attention
It’s difficult to imagine any other European city allowing the development that has blighted the Liberties
Stopgap mortgages remain a bridge too far for Irish banks despite new ICS product
Banks still chastened by the crash are unlikely to offer such financing
Budget will provide six-month sugar rush - but perhaps only incremental change on housing and health
Budget 2025: Will it alter our shaky trajectory on housing? Will it end emergency department overcrowding in hospitals?
Is now the time to buy a new home? Politicians may not provide the answers you need
The arrival of a new government will have little impact on the supply of housing or on its affordability
Higher earning first-time buyers gain most from Help To Buy scheme
Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023
Buying a new home? Keep these 10 tips in mind, from borrowing to build quality
We’ve put together a guide to help you navigate the biggest purchase of your life
Fact check: Are immigration and homelessness figures linked?
Taoiseach appeared to conflate rising homelessness with increased numbers seeking asylum and international protection in weekend interview
Restrictive rent control must be relaxed to bring in funding for new homes
Current regime is proving to be punitive and discouraging for institutional investors
Foxrock home and site with planning for prime residential scheme for €4.5m
Foxrock Villa, a substantial home on Torquay Road, is for sale with approval for four large houses on its grounds
Planning granted for hundreds of homes in Cork on land owned by GAA
Lands on which 319 homes can be built will be sold to offset the costs of redeveloping Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Could granny flats offer a sustainable, €70,000 solution to the housing shortage?
There are about 300 St Stephen’s Greens’ worth of private garden space in Dublin city. Garden offices are allowed, but garden homes are not. This is a missed opportunity
House flippers are a curse, tarting up homes as cheaply as possible and selling for maximum profit
Home improvement TV breathes undeserved confidence into a generation of flippers
If you want to know whether Sinn Féin’s housing policy will work, look at what it achieved in the North
There’s one unifying factor to the party’s entirely different strategies in the North and South: both approaches ultimately aim to secure power to advance a united Ireland
Dermot Bannon’s Super Spaces review: Starchitect lights up the screen like sunlight through a megabucks extension
Television: New series exploring ‘spaces where we work, live, socialise’ occasionally lacks sensitivity in this housing crisis era
Housing shortage: Not making a will leaves thousands of vacant homes in limbo
More than 27,000 properties in the State are vacant because their former residents have died
Can Sinn Féin make a real difference to the housing crisis?
Its plan to increase State spending, instead of incentivising private developers, would be a significant departure
Report estimates it would cost nearly €35bn to build social housing for all those in need
Parliamentary Budget Office calculates there were 115,425 households with an ‘ongoing need’ for permanent, State-supported housing at the end of 2023
Donegal homeowners moving into mobile homes as Government defective bricks scheme kicks in
Severe shortage of rental accommodation on Inishowen peninsula affecting families who want to have their defective homes rebuilt
Buying a home on your own: Here is how to navigate the perils and pitfalls
More and more home buyers are single. Here are the things to watch for if buying solo
House price inflation jumps to 8.2%, new figures show
Latest barometer shows Dublin prices rose an average rate of 8.6% in 12 months to May this year
New building standards watchdog to be set up under plans to be considered by Ministers
Proposals to reform probate and conveyancing and strategy expected to go to Cabinet
What’s happening to Airbnb and holiday lets?
Give me a Crash Course in... Airbnb and changes to the planning system for short-term lets
Solving the housing crisis requires new body empowered to clear blockages in system
Housing Delivery Oversight Executive recommended by Housing Commission would exist for five years and have the power to tackle barriers to housing supply
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