South Dublin site with full planning for 209 new homes guiding at €19.75m
Lands at Aiken’s Village development have approval for mix of apartments, duplexes and triplexes
Housing demand
Housing and infrastructure ambitions face funding challenge
While international capital is essential, there is a strong case for fostering investment among Irish households
Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’
When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin
An estate agent’s guide to bidding on a home in Ireland
Waterford agency owner Regina Mangan gives her advice on navigating the bidding process
Why is the estimated increase in my home’s value only 40% of cost of building an extension?
Is it normal for the uplift in value to be so small when extending a property?
Home prices rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to February
The highest median price paid for a dwelling was €681,500 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest was €198,000 in Donegal
Glenveagh plans 11m share options to motivate CEO amid ‘ambitious growth journey’
Homebuilder’s share price need to more double for all options to be in the money
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors urged to back housing plan for golf lands despite local opposition
Hundreds of Stepaside locals and golf course owner oppose changes to south Dublin lands
House sales above asking prices and how to invest in bonds
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Value of mortgage approvals in February highest for month since 2011
First-time buyers were approved for 2,316 mortgages, which was 63.5% of the total
At the Rock of Cashel, a ‘lovely development’ of 52 unfinished houses will be demolished
Construction of ‘holiday suites’ linked to hotel began in 2006 but stopped after council alleged planning non-compliance
Housing ambition can’t be faulted, but is it realistic?
Meeting ambitions, closing skills gaps and attracting international capital such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are all in the mix
North Dublin apartment portfolio hits the market with €120m price tag
Investment comprises 282 units and offers buyer net initial yield of 4.79%
Approved housing body seeks buyer for Dublin city centre residential site
Smithfield property previously secured approval for development of 30 apartments
Cheap European Homes on RTÉ One: A rare property show that doesn’t feel out of touch
Television: Maggie Molloy is down-to-earth and seems to appreciate that she is helping people meet a basic need in their life
In Ireland’s dysfunctional property market, the starter home has become the forever home
With the second hand market hugely short of supply, many people are turning their three-bed home into a four-bed and staying put
New tool shows how long it would take for a first-time buyer to obtain a new home in their locality
1,865 years: how long it would take for young people in one part of Dublin to have a home of their own, according to new analysis
Here are five ways we can help bring life back to our towns and cities
More than 100,000 homes could be created by converting old premises and promoting living over shops
Foxrock site with full planning for 21 new homes guiding €5.5m
Mart Lane property has approval for mixed development of duplexes and houses
Here’s how to improve your home’s Ber energy rating and lower your bills
From a detached four-bed to a country cottage: step-by-step advice on how to boost your Ber to achieve lower bills and reduce your carbon footprint
Construction sector ‘needs up to 111,000 more workers’ to hit housing targets
Roughly 25,000 new workers per year are needed to deliver investment planned between now and 2030, report finds
Government pushes for apartment living in desperate bid to deliver housing
Refusal to raise Help-to-Buy threshold and reduction of VAT rate on apartments signal shift in relationship with traditional three-bed semi-Ds
Residential Tenancies Board grants almost 1,000 applications for legal help over three years
Body has increased annual funding to enforce cases, including unlawful tenancy terminations, overholding and rent arrears
‘There’s no humanity any more’: Homebuyers on ‘soul-destroying’ bidding wars
Concerns of ‘phantom bidding’ exist, but estate agents point to reality of scant supply and massive demand
Sherry FitzGerald chief: ‘For 30 years ... all the government has focused on is first-time buyers’
Marian Finnegan says the policy focus on housing here leans too heavily towards first-time buyers
Too early to say whether measures to lure property investors back are working
Hooke and MacDonald boss says new forward sales of apartments are still curtailed by viability issues
Ireland’s bidding system for homes ‘driving prices higher’
Tendency for offers to be pushed higher in open auctions managed by estate agents, reveals ESRI study
Homes in commuter counties still out of reach of middle-earning first-time buyers, SCSI study finds
Affordability study by Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland finds many basic homes are still out of reach of middle-earning first-time buyers
Big property developers should be careful what they wish for
Threat to sue Government over no-fault eviction ban could come back to bite them hard
More than 2,100 applications for 145 cost-rental apartments in new Dublin scheme
Successful applicants for Tallaght development to be chosen by lottery
What is happening to Irish rental laws?
Rental market reforms in Ireland will come into force from March
Big builders claim rental reforms are unconstitutional and warn Minister of legal action
Five of the country’s biggest developers seek urgent engagement on legislation in advance of March 1st introduction
Republic’s renters have poorer experience of private sector than those in North, study says
More than half of young renters in NI expect to be able to buy own home; only one-third in Republic with same expectation
‘We can’t wait any longer’: Work on major new Dublin housing scheme to begin next month
Land Development Agency chief says ‘we can’t wait any longer’ and that State agency is ‘ready to proceed’
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