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While no immediate recovery is expected, the report states that market conditions should improve later in 2024

Turnover in Irish investment property market down 70%

Turnover in the Irish investment property market dropped almost 70% last year to €1.85bn when compared to 2022 - the lowest since 2012.

Business • 30 Jan 24

A lot of new office space is coming to market this year

Tech slump causes big drop in Dublin office lease rates

Significant adoption of remote working coupled with the downturn in the tech sector have created a drag on the office leasing sector in Dublin during the first half of the yea

Business • 24 Jul 23

Slight contraction in construction activity in May

Construction activity contracted again in May, but only slightly, as demand improved.

Business • 12 Jun 23

Logistics was one area where investment remained strong

18% drop in corporate property investment in Q1

Corporate property investment fell by 18% in the first quarter, as foreign investors paused their activity, new research has claimed.

Business • 01 May 23

The tech slowdown is adding to the level of empty offices in Dublin

Dublin office vacancies to hit 15% this year - BNPRE

Over 12% of offices in Dublin were empty during the last three months of last year, as the tech slowdown, remote working and a glut of fresh completions weighed on the market.

Business • 01 Feb 23

House building activity was also softer in August, today's construction PMI shows

Construction activity fell again last month PMI finds

Construction activity fell again in August, as new orders dropped sharply, the latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Construction Purchasing Managers Index shows.

Business • 12 Sep 22

Demand for new housing remained strong in April

New construction orders fall as cost increases bite

New orders in the construction sector fell last month, as a result of near-record cost increases, the latest construction purchasing managers index from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland has found.

Business • 16 May 22