The number of new homes registered in December fell by 70% compared with the same month last year, according to figures from home guarantee scheme Homebond. It said just 149 homes were registered in the month, compared with 501 a year earlier.
The Homebond figures are seen as an indicator of future housing activity. Homebond is the bigger of two companies which provide registration figures, the other being Premier.
Just 29 new homes were registered in Dublin in the month, and only eight in Cork. There were no new homes at all registered in eight counties.
