# House Prices

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# dishing the dirt

Explainer: What changes did Budget 2015 bring for property?

This is what you need to know about changes for tenants, owners and those looking to get into the market.

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Oct 23rd 2014, 4:24 PM

# pricey pads

Dublin apartment prices are up 35% in a year, but the house market is finally starting to cool

Most of buyers’ ‘mattress money’ that was built up during the boom years is gone.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 12:58 PM

# house buyers

Irish MEP says strict Central Bank mortgage rules need to be reviewed

Brian Hayes said the new 20% deposit rule has ‘unintended’ consequences.

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Oct 21st 2014, 7:56 PM

# no panic

'Panic buying' is gone from the property market say estate agents

The Real Estate Alliance say that prices are rising but homebuyers aren’t feeling pressured.

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Oct 20th 2014, 8:49 AM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: 'Handbag drinkers', Tesco troubles and Apple gets its flex on

This was the week in business.

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Sep 26th 2014, 2:13 PM

# back in the boom

New figures showing surge in house prices welcomed by the Government

It is hoped that the increased demand will bring further resurgence to the construction industry.

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Sep 24th 2014, 2:31 PM

# Property Bubble

Think Ireland's property market is bad? This New York parking space costs $1million

Can I get a tracker mortgage on that?

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Sep 10th 2014, 9:16 AM

# bubble bubble

This three-bedroom semi in Cork is marked for sale at €42 million

And people say there isn’t a property bubble.

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Aug 20th 2014, 11:57 AM

# gaffs

House prices in the Irish market are still undervalued, says ESRI

The research finds that there is no sign of a ‘bubble’ in the domestic market.

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Aug 7th 2014, 6:30 AM

# up up up

Good news: Fewer homes are in negative equity

The author of the report David Duffy says it is expected house prices will continue to increase in 2014.

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Aug 1st 2014, 6:30 AM

# Explainer

Nama's transformation from the world's biggest landowner to Ireland's biggest landlord

Nama has taken on a host of new objectives – it looks like a sensible move now, but will it work out?

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Jul 17th 2014, 6:45 AM

# gaffs

Asking prices up nationally for first time since peak of property boom

While the property market in the rest of the country is now on the move, there is still a huge gap between Dublin prices and those outside the capital.

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Jun 30th 2014, 10:43 AM

# inbox me

The briefcase: subprime mortgages, house prices and burying a Bentley

This was the week in business…

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Jun 27th 2014, 12:08 PM

# Tighten the belt

Commuter belt three-bed home prices rising faster than Dublin says survey

The price of an average three-bed semi in Irish towns and cities has risen by 11.12% to €170,074 since the end of December.

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Jun 26th 2014, 10:40 PM

# Property

House, apartment prices up 10.6% nationally in year to May

Latest CSO figures show residential property prices rose 22% in Dublin since May 2013.

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Jun 25th 2014, 11:38 AM

Voices

Opinion: Lack of mortgage affordability now rivals the bubble era

It’s a reality we can no longer ignore – mortgage affordability is little better now than it was at the height of the boom.

Jun 23rd 2014, 7:30 PM

# Doomsday Scenario

Could Irish banks survive a 21 per cent fall in property prices?

That’s the question the European Banking Association is going to ask this year.

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Apr 29th 2014, 3:20 PM

# Going nowhere

Dublin woman refusing to leave rental property until she can find a new affordable home

People Before Profit MEP candidate Bríd Smith says her story is occurring on a daily basis and legislation must protect those in receipt of rent allowance.

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Apr 26th 2014, 7:15 AM

# €75000 or less

Thinking of buying? Here's 11 of the cheapest homes on the market right now

Asking prices are up around 3.5 per cent on this time last year, and the lack of supply’s been pushing up prices in Dublin. But what’s on offer for less than €75,000?

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Apr 20th 2014, 6:30 PM

# housing plan

80,000 new homes are needed but TDs will hear today who needs them and where

A national housing plan is vital argues one social housing group.

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Apr 15th 2014, 6:45 AM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: Michael Noonan wants house prices to rise so we can emerge from this cul-de-sac

There’s a hole in the balance sheets, dear Liza.

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Apr 13th 2014, 8:30 AM

# gaffs

We need a plan for Ireland's houses, says Peter McVerry charity

Rising rents, high property prices, homelessness, and social housing waiting lists have combined to cause problems for many people looking for a place to live.

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Apr 5th 2014, 12:36 PM

# gaffs

The average asking price for a house in Ireland is now €177,000

Two new reports into the property market have found that house prices across Ireland are rising.

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Apr 1st 2014, 6:30 AM

# roar

Estate agents report "mini-boom" as price increases spread outside Dublin

A survey by the Real Estate Alliance reveals an average rise in prices across the country of 6 per cent.

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Mar 25th 2014, 5:27 PM

# hubble bubble

This Dublin house for sale looks like quite the bargain...

Anyone need a gaff?

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Mar 22nd 2014, 2:00 PM

# Prime Numbers

House prices, cocaine, and the Lotto: The week in numbers

Plus: How many years does Bill Gates think it will be until there are almost no poor countries left in the world?

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Jan 25th 2014, 7:30 PM

# House Prices

House prices in the euro area are still on the rise

Countries like Slovenia and Denmark, however, are not faring well.

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Jan 21st 2014, 2:04 PM

# Property

Rise in Dublin house prices masks fall in every other part of the country

The 2013 house price report from property website Daft.ie shows more evidence of Ireland’s two-tier housing market.

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Jan 6th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Prime Numbers

Ariel Sharon, bankruptcy, and water meters: The week in numbers

Plus: How many people in the world are obese?

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Jan 4th 2014, 7:30 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Calls for rent controls are blatantly stupid

Proposing a simplistic solution to arbitrarily attempt to solve one facet of Ireland’s housing problem is just bad policymaking, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Jan 4th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Buy and Sell

Dublin property prices up 15 per cent as rest of country shows some positive signs

Although Dublin continues to outpace the rest of the county, today’s figures show that properties outside the capital are showing some early signs of turnaround.

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Nov 27th 2013, 2:35 PM

# phalling prices

Residents fear house price drop as estate 'resembles a giant penis' from above

Google Earth, you are a cruel mistress.

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Nov 21st 2013, 1:30 PM

# affordability

Index shows first time buyers spend 17% of their net income on their new home

There is a higher afforability level in Dublin due to property prices increasing by up to 12.1 per cent.

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Nov 18th 2013, 6:30 AM

# In Numbers

JobBridge, cigarettes and house prices: The week in numbers

Plus: Exactly how many Labour Party councillors have left the party because they disagree with its policies in government?

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Nov 2nd 2013, 10:00 AM

Voices

Column: House prices are rising again, so should we be concerned about a bubble?

With property prices increasing in some parts of the country – and notably in Dublin – Ronan Lyons discusses whether we’re looking at a housing boom or a housing bubble.

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Oct 31st 2013, 7:10 AM