Ireland’s second-hand housing market under pressure as properties for sale drop
People seeking homes at more affordable end of market more dramatically impacted, Sherry FitzGerald says
Housing demand
Home builder Evara doubles turnover as output at Dublin residential projects rises
The company, which delivered close to 1,000 homes last year, has forecast it will complete 1,400 in 2026
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Rate of Irish construction quickens, although house building lags
AIB’s monthly index shows a ‘sharp’ rise in the volume of construction in July compared with the previous month
What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?
Housing and planning policy here largely designed by men and fail to address daily needs of rest of population
Dunsink: Is a Dublin county council planning to build 18,500 homes on a dump?
From the 1970s to the end of the 1990s Dunsink was the location of Dublin’s largest rubbish dump
Modular homes: no planning permission required but construction regulations still apply
Experts urge those interested to seek independent advice before beginning works
Hundreds object to plans for Ireland’s largest new town
New town of 18,500 homes planned on 1,000 acres beside what was once Dublin’s main landfill
Seán Moncrieff: Dublin suburbs in the 1960s created communities. Now, it’s soulless urban sprawl
While the building goes on, established places that used to have a centre are becoming hollowed out
State’s affordable housing agency to sell more homes privately at full market price
Bill proposes changes to tenure-mix rules for developments built on State land in areas with large populations
What Vienna and Marino can teach Ireland about making housing affordable
The lesson from Austria is that tenants here pay too much for cost rentals. But as the past examples of Marino and Cabra showed, there is a better solution
Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds
Asking price inflation rose to 5% in second quarter, latest MyHome.ie report indicates
House price statistics: What do they mean and what do they tell us?
Despite a cooling market and a strong pickup in supply, housing affordability has not improved
Dublin City Council seeks contractors to build 4,000 social and affordable homes
Council issues notice seeking builders for a four-year, €2.5bn programme of house building
New rural housing policy will end ‘Eircode lottery’ approach to planning, Minister says
New system may make it more difficult for Irish speakers to get planning permission in Irish-speaking areas, advocacy groups say
One-off rural housing guidelines set to be overhauled
Anti-poverty initiative reports 0.7 per cent drop in child poverty from 2024 to 2025
Dublin house prices are slipping. What is going on?
Most of the slowdown in price growth is in cities, particularly Dublin
Well-known housebuilders pay €1.6m for famed Lamb Doyle’s pub
Price paid represents 41.8% discount on €2.75m which had been sought by Paddy McKillen jnr’s Oakmount in 2024
Home commencement levels fall to rate last recorded in 2020
Housing minister James Browne has says figures for May 2026 point towards ‘strong momentum’
Property prices fall in Dublin but are still ‘running hot’ in rural areas
Prices in Dublin fell by 2.3% in year to end of June, says Daft.ie
Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can’t avoid immigration issue forever
Immigration has been vital to Ireland’s economic growth. But, as with Switzerland, it has led to pressures on housing availability and costs
New ribbon development expected to bring 50% increase in one-off housing builds
New planning guidelines for rural Ireland to be approved, Tánaiste Simon Harris tells Fine Gael meeting
Councils to be backed by Government when pursuing permissions geared to aid home building
Housing infrastructure fund selected projects which Minister described as ‘shovel-ready’
US property giants seeking €40 million for Cherrywood lands
The site has the potential for a high-density scheme anchored by about 600 apartments and 30,000sq m of retail and leisure uses
Increase in apartment supply still needed to meet Ireland’s housing demand – report
Supply of multi-family units for rent is on the rise, but viability challenges remain according to Hooke & MacDonald report
Clúid seeks builders for up to €950m worth of new housing over next four years
Approved housing body seeks partners to ‘design and build large-scale residential units nationwide’
Irish house prices to increase by ‘more sedate’ 4% in 2026, says Bank of Ireland
New homes drive market as affordability remains ‘stretched’ and second-hand sales continue to decline
Planning rules for one-off housing to be eased under new proposals
Changes will be a ‘loosening’ of current restrictions but ‘not a free for all’, Government source says
Home builds this year will be ‘in line or higher’ than 2025, Sherry FitzGerald says
Advertised stock at the start of the year was 28% lower than January 2020, new data from estate agent shows
Is Michael McDowell aware people in half of rural Ireland’s one-off houses are commuters?
If sustainable communities in rural Ireland are to be created, the system of planning and land zoning must be radically changed
Irish house price growth slows to lowest rate in more than two years
Residential property prices rose by 6.5% in the 12 months to March, but slowed from the 6.7% in the year to February
Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours
If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?
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