Housing demand

No inflation hit from minimum wage rises, and a look at property prices

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Planning system shifts to ‘culture of facilitation rather than restriction’

John Cummins to tell Oireachtas housing committee that Government guidelines aim to enable rural homes

If Irish property is overvalued, will house prices fall?

House price in Ireland have seen one of the highest growth rates in the European Union in the past decade

Housing reports paint two different pictures of market, but reach similar conclusion

Central Bank and banking lobby group BPFI provide latest insights into State’s most pressing problem

Fall in number of units added to social housing stock

Retrofitting targets set by Government unlikely to be met, suggests latest report

Irish house price inflation slows to new two-and-a-half-year low

Increased supply and rising interest rates have cooled the market somewhat this year

Share your story: Has your home building project been delayed?

Building a home in Ireland now takes twice as long as it did a decade ago, according to the Central Bank

Housing supply won’t increase simply because councils set higher density targets

Homes will only be delivered at scale if planning, infrastructure and development economics are aligned

Glenveagh forecasts more than 2,900 new homes as order book reaches €1.8bn

Developer’s average selling price has also risen to €402,000, but is expected to fall to €380,000 by year end

Stamp duty cut: Would it really help first-time buyers or drive up house prices yet again?

Will potential abolition of 1% rate be a help to prospective homeowners or lead to further property market inflation?

There’s no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland’s quietly prosperous class. Who are they?

There is, indeed, a crisis for many people. But there is also a minority doing very well

Louth has highest delivery of social housing in the State, new study shows

Galway city created fewest social houses in first six months of year, Hardware Association Ireland report shows

Properties to rent in Dublin fell by 18% despite new rules, report finds

New rent regulations triggered record 4.4 per cent hike in average market rents in first quarter

Removal of ‘unconscionable’ housing ban on Magnier and McManus Liffey Valley lands urged

Developer Michael O’Flynn makes fresh bid to rezone St Edmundsbury near Lucan for almost 500 homes

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

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

New twist in Aer Lingus redundancy plan, and Hollywood and AI

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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’

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