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Assistant CEO for Housing at Dublin City Council Mick Mulhern

DCC and agencies focusing on houses for first-time buyers

Dublin City Council has said it is working with the Department of Housing, the Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies to build as many homes as possible for first-time buyers and those on the housing waiting list.

Business • 17 Sep

Property prices see fastest monthly growth since November

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that property prices registered monthly growth of 0.9% in June, the highest rate since November last year.

Business • 20 Aug

Property prices pick up pace again in May - CSO

Irish residential property prices increased by 7.9% in the 12 months to May, marginally higher than the 7.6% rise in year up to April, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 16 Jul

The median price of a home in April was €365,000, the latest CSO figures show today

Home property price growth dips to 7.5% in April - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices grew by 7.5% in the year to April, slightly below the 7.6% rise seen in previous month.

Business • 19 Jun

The median price of a home bought in the 12 months to March was €362,500, today's CSO figures show

Annual house price growth slows to 7.5% in March - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices rose by 7.5% in the year to March, down from the 8% rise recorded in the previous month.

Business • 21 May

The CSO said the median cost of a property in February was €360,000 nationally

Annual house price growth slows to 8% in February - CSO

Residential property prices are up 8% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 17 Apr

The median price of a home was €359,999 nationally in January, today's CSO figures show

Home prices rise by 8.1% in 12 months to January - CSO

Property prices rose by 8.1% in the 12 months to January this year, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 19 Mar

The median price of a home bought in the 12 months to December was €355,000, new CSO figures show today

Annual house price growth slows to 8.7% in December - CSO

Residential property prices grew by 8.7% in the year to December, marking a slowdown from a revised 9.6% growth seen in the previous month, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Business • 19 Feb

Today's CSO figures show that the median cost of purchasing a home nationally was €350,000 in November

Annual house price growth slows slightly to 9.4% - CSO

Property prices rose by 9.4% in the 12-month period to last November, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 22 Jan

The median cost of buying a home nationally was €346,000 in September, new CSO figures show

Residential property prices up by 10% in September - CSO

Residential property prices are continuing to rise strongly and are up 10% in the 12 months to September, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 20 Nov 24

Property prices around the country in August saw the highest rate of annual increase since September 2022, new CSO figures show

Annual house price growth tops 10% in August - CSO

Residential property prices have risen by 10.1% in the 12 months to August, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 16 Oct 24

The CSO's national residential property price index is now 12% above the April 2007 peak of the country's last property boom

Annual house price growth accelerates to 9.6% in July

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices grew by 9.6% in the year to July - their highest growth rate in 21 months.

Business • 18 Sep 24

The CSO's Residential Property Price Index rose by 8.2% in the 12 months to the end of May, up from 7.9% in April

Property prices rise for 9th month in a row in May - CSO

The annual rate of increase in the price of homes around the country picked up further in pace in May, new data from the Central Statistics Office shows.

Business • 17 Jul 24

Today's CSO figures show that households paid a median price of €335,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to April

Property prices now almost 10% above 2007 peak - CSO

Residential property prices in Ireland are now nearly 10% more expensive than they were at the peak of the property boom back in April 2007, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 19 Jun 24

Property prices increased by 6.1% in February compared to growth of 5.4%, new CSO figures show

Property price growth speeds up to 6.1% in February - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices grew at the fastest annual pace in just over a year in February.

Business • 17 Apr 24

Dublin residential property prices saw an increase of 4.5% in January, while property prices outside Dublin were 6.1% higher than a year earlier

Residential property prices rise by 5.4% in January - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices rose by 5.4% in the 12 months to January, up from 4.1% the previous month.

Business • 20 Mar 24

Property prices rose by 1.5% on a monthly basis - the fastest monthly pace in two years - new CSO figures show

Monthly property price growth hits two-year high - CSO

Annual residential property prices rose for the fourth month in a row in December, new Central Statistics Office figures show today.

Business • 21 Feb 24

Property prices outside of Dublin saw bigger increases than those in the city, today's CSO figures show.

Property price growth rises to 2.9% in November - CSO

Property price growth picked up on an annual basis for the third successive month in November, increasing by 2.9% after prices rose by 0.8% on a monthly basis, new Central Statistics Office figures show today.

Business • 24 Jan 24

Residential property prices rose nationally by 1.4% in September, new CSO figures show

Dublin property prices fall again in September

Residential property prices rose nationally in September, compared to the same month last year, by 1.4%. This compares to an annual rate of 1.1% in August, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 15 Nov 23

Residential property prices in August were up 0.9% on the same month in 2022, markedly weaker than the 1.6% increase in the year to July

Home price growth slows to 0.9% in August - CSO

The rate of increase in residential property prices across the country continued to slow again in August.

Business • 24 Oct 23

The July growth figure of 1.5% marked the slowest annual rate of growth in almost three years and compares to a growth rate of 13.1% the same time last year

Annual house price growth cools to 1.5% in July - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to July.

Business • 18 Sep 23

Today's CSO figures show that house prices in Dublin fell by 1.1% in the year to June and apartment prices were down 0.2%

House prices post first monthly growth this year - CSO

Residential property prices recorded their first monthly increase this year in June, growing by 0.6% compared to May, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 16 Aug 23

The CSO said that residential property prices in Dublin fell in May by 0.2% compared to the same time last year

Dublin home prices slow by 0.2% in May - CSO

Residential property prices in Dublin fell in May by 0.2% compared to May of last year, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 18 Jul 23

Residential property price increases slowed nationally to 5% in February from 6.1% the previous month

Property price increases slow to 5% in February - CSO

The annual rate of residential property price increases slowed nationally to 5% in February, compared to 6.1% in January, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 14 Apr 23

The median price of a property nationwide was €305,000 in January, today's CSO figures show

Home price growth slows to 6.1% in January - CSO

The pace of residential property price inflation slowed to an annual rate of 6.1% in January, compared to an annual rate of 7.7% in December, according to the latest Central Statistics Office figures.

Business • 15 Mar 23

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