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Over 90% of rental accommodation available on HAP is located in Dublin

Over 90% of rental accommodation available on HAP is located in Dublin

  Just 7% of rental accommodation available to people on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is outside Dublin. The latest […]

Most expensive homes in Dublin almost €400,000 dearer than cheapest in the country

Most expensive homes in Dublin almost €400,000 dearer than cheapest in the country

  Residential Property Price Register figures show how Ireland’s 10 priciest areas are in Dublin, while 7 of the 10 […]

47,000 new homes per year needed to deal with housing crisis, report says

47,000 new homes per year needed to deal with housing crisis, report says

  Up to 47,000 homes will need to be built each year to address the housing crisis according to a […]

Enhanced help-to-buy scheme now open for applications

Enhanced help-to-buy scheme now open for applications

  The expanded help-to-buy scheme for first-time property buyers has opened for applications.   Applicants can now claim back up […]

Property values, buyer sentiment remain strong in face of Covid-19

Property values, buyer sentiment remain strong in face of Covid-19

  While the economy has suffered enormously as a result of Covid-19, both property values and buyer sentiment appear, so […]

Lockdown didn’t hit home building ‘as badly as expected’

Lockdown didn’t hit home building ‘as badly as expected’

  The slump in home building because of Covid-19 has been much less severe than feared, particularly in rural areas […]

Cost of building a three-bed semi in Dublin now €371,000

Cost of building a three-bed semi in Dublin now €371,000

The cost of building a 3 bed-semi in Dublin is now €371,000 with construction costs accounting for less than half […]

Interest rate war brews as new bank joins market

Interest rate war brews as new bank joins market

Avantcard is to enter the Irish mortgage market in the autumn. It is expected Avantcard, which will use the brand […]

Signs of slowing in pace of economic recovery but property market continuing to accelerate

Signs of slowing in pace of economic recovery but property market continuing to accelerate

Data from Davy suggests the pace of recovery from the economic slowdown has slowed in recent weeks. Initially, analysts had […]

Mortgage approvals show monthly rise, but big annual slump

Mortgage approvals show monthly rise, but big annual slump

The number of mortgages approved in June rose by 20.4% compared with May, but slumped by 49.5% compared with the […]

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