How to make housing more affordable, from VAT cuts to planning reform
Rising interest rates, construction-cost inflation and an increase in the cost of living threaten to make the affordability crisis far worse
Keith Lowe
What property experts say: Price growth likely to moderate in 2022
Strong housing demand expected to push high prices as supply issues keep biting
Cost of buying second-hand Dublin home rises but growth moderates
Average price of a second-hand property in capital rose by 8.8% in year to September
Orla McMorrow appointed to the role of DNG deputy chief executive
Around the Block: McMorrow served most recently as partner and regional director
House price inflation expected to hit 12% before falling back in 2022
Covid spike is being driven by increased savings and ‘right-sizing’, DNG chief says
Property prices could rise by 5% when lockdown ends, estate agent predicts
Agency has seen sharp increase in new potential buyers, DNG chief executive says
What does the latest lockdown mean for property buyers and sellers?
Demand, supply, mortgages, viewings: everything you need to know about the market in 2021
Lockdown restrictions cast shadow over economic outlook
Disaster of no-deal Brexit for the food and drink sector has been averted
Economists predicted a Covid property collapse. It hasn’t happened
Price declines forecast early last year fail to materialise as feverish buying continues
‘A perplexing year’: Property experts give their take on 2020
‘The Covid-19 pandemic is reshaping buyer demand in the Irish housing market’
Demand outstrips supply of €1m-plus Dublin homes
‘This has probably been the best year I’ve had since 1975,’ says one Sutton-based agent
Lifting the lockdown: A new way of buying and selling houses
Estate agents and clients moving to selective virtual viewings in Covid-19’s wake
What will happen to house prices after lockdown?
Buyers and sellers are wondering whether to proceed or defer plans
Coronavirus applies ‘hand brake’ to Irish property market
DNG says market has effectively stalled as a result of restrictions
Estate agents replace physical viewings with virtual ones
DNG and Sherry FitzGerald among the agencies to move completely online
Disappearing tenants, cancelled sales: estate agents face coronavirus fallout
‘We’ve had tenants call us to say they’ve left the country and we’re not sure if they are coming back’
Coronavirus: Estate agents cancel open viewings of houses this weekend
Sherry FitzGerald and DNG switch 250 homes to viewing by appointment only
New Dublin homeowners ‘not too worried’ about house price fall
Latest CSO figures show the first fall in property prices in Dublin for seven years
Brexit blamed for fall in Dublin property prices
High-end market hit by Brexit uncertainty as people ‘scared to do anything’, says expert
Value of homes hit by bus corridor plan ‘could drop by up to 25%’
Property experts suggest major public transport initiative a case of ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’
Kiss goodbye to the romance of the roaring log fire
Home used to be where the hearth was, but it’s an inefficient way to keep warm, as up to 80 per cent of the heat goes up in smoke
Housing market cannot be ‘consumed’ by measures on homelessness
Head of estate agents says double-digit property price rises not sustainable
Housing: Who are the cash buyers and how come there’s so many of them?
Central Bank chief Philip Lane says cash buyers limit ability to control house prices
Speculation on axing help-to-buy scheme may panic first-time buyers
Market commentators warn that scrapping scheme won’t stall property price growth
‘Tesco-isation’ of home rental sector driving landlords out
Agenda: As the rental crisis worsens, the people expected to solve it have their say
Landlords warned to respect anti-discrimination legislation
Letting agent fined €3,000 after discriminating against single mother
Low housing stock will fuel accelerating price inflation, say analysts
Property industry experts welcome help for first-time buyers and forecast busy 2017
First-time buyers need an even better housing plan
The escalating social housing crisis has been the main catalyst forcing the Government to act
Eight reasons why the property market is still struggling
While it may seem the market is picking up, appearances can deceive
Meet the landlords buying in bulk and changing the market
Institutional property investors supplant small-scale buyers and build strong reputation
Cash buyers only – is this a new departure for sellers?
Agent says there’s usually a valid reason for those borrowing to be excluded from a sale
Rising prices mean fewer houses qualify for €220,000 threshold
Central Bank rules were aimed at helping first-time buyers get foot on property ladder
Average cost of house in Dublin now stands at €375,630
Estate agent DNG blames recent slowdown in prices on new lending curbs and CGT abolition
Forecasting the market: What's in store for property in 2015
A key cooling factor is the proposed Central Bank mortgage limit to double the deposit requirement, as buyers, sellers and builders adopt a wait-and-see approach
Early approval can beat new mortgage rules
Central Bank indicates that usual six-month term of approval still applies
Restrictions may bring stability but first-time buyers will pay
Controlling lending seems to make sense given our experience but it is sure to have undesirable results
First time buyers? Dream on
New rules to control the property market will send rents sky high and force first-time buyers to save for a decade, say critics. Are the measures unfair, sensible or both?
A ‘sustainable’ recovery or another bubble waiting to pop?
Analysis: Dublin house prices jumped 25% in last 12 months. Have we learned nothing?
Dublin property prices now rising by €5,000 a month, survey finds
Report by DNG suggests prices in capital rose by 23% in last 12 months
Dublin house prices set to jump 15% this year, says Douglas Newman Good
Estate agent suggests prices in the capital rose 17.7% last year with cash buyers accounting for majority of sales
The BER necessities for house-hunters
A building energy rating certificate is compulsory for all homes offered for sale in Ireland, but does a good rating make a whit of difference to buyers?
The property market is awake. Here we go again?
Rumblings about resurgence from estate agents, bankers and brokers are bolstered by rising prices and solid demand in particular areas. So, have we learned anything?
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