House prices fell 19% in 2009

Updated: 22:20, Thursday, 7 January 2010

Asking prices for homes fell by 19% during 2009 and are now 30% below their peak levels of early 2007.

1 of 1 House Sales Average house price €242K
House Sales
Average house price €242K

In its review of 2009, property website DAFT.ie says the national average asking price for a house at the end of 2009 was €242,000, down more than €100,000 from the peak.

Daft.ie's report says the rate of decline in asking prices has varied across the country with the market battered by a crisis in confidence.

Prices in Dublin are down 42% from their 2007 highs.

In the surrounding counties and Cork, the decline from peak to now has been more than 30%.

In Cork, Galway and Waterford cities asking prices are around 30% down on their 2007 peak.

Limerick city and county have performed better with falls of just over 20%.

The average time taken to sell a property is now nine months, though this has fallen to four months in Dublin where the number of homes for sale fell by 17%.

The stock of properties for sale nationally is 3% lower than a year ago, though Daft.ie says with 60,000 properties on the market, the number of people looking to sell remains high.

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