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Home prices down by 0.6% on an annual basis for the second month in a row, new CSO figures show

Annual house prices fall for second month in a row

Residential property prices fell by 0.6% year-on-year for the second successive month in August, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Business • 14 Oct 20

REA is seeing a supply deficit in the housing market and high levels of demand

Homes selling faster due to high levels of demand - REA

A spokesperson for the Real Estate Alliance (REA) has said that real estate agents around the country are seeing a fall off in the length of time it takes to sell properties - with the time falling from ten to seven weeks.

Business • 28 Sep 20

The monthly Daft.ie Housing Market Report gives key figures on the health of both sale and rental markets

Rents rise by 1.2% in year to July, house prices flat

New figures from Daft.ie show that average monthly rents rose by an average of 1.2% in the year to July, while house prices were largely unchanged compared to a year ago.

Business • 21 Aug 20

Covid-19 restrictions reduced the number of transactions available to include in the CSO's figures to about 1,200 - down over 40% on March

Property sales slow by 40% in April due to Covid-19

The number of property transactions slowed dramatically in April, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 17 Jun 20

37% of those surveyed expect house prices to drop by over 10% in the next year.

Survey finds potential homebuyers remain optimistic

Those looking to buy a house remain confident about their ability to do so, despite the interruption to the market as a result of Covid-19.

Business • 03 Jun 20

Property prices could fall by 12% by the end of next year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ESRI has warned

Property prices could fall by 12% due to Covid-19

The Economic and Social Research Institute has warned that property prices could fall by 12% by the end of next year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 20 May 20

Households paid an average price of €296,789 for a home in the 12 months to March 2020, today's CSO figures show

Residential property prices up 1% in March - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices increased by 1% nationally in the year to March.

Business • 14 May 20

The price of apartments decreased by 2.1% in Dublin in January, new CSO figures show.

Residential property price growth rises in January

Residential property prices recorded slightly faster annual growth of 1.8% in January compared to December, but they were down from growth of 5.2% a year ago, new Central Statistics Office figures show today.

Business • 12 Mar 20

Property prices in Dublin fell for a fifth month in a row, new CSO figures show

House prices grow at slowest rate in six years - CSO

Residential property prices posted their lowest annual growth in over six years in December, increasing by 0.9% after prices in Dublin fell for a fifth month in a row.

Business • 13 Feb 20

First-time buyers' share of homes in the Dublin commuter belt has increased to around 41% so far this year

First-time buyers moving to Dublin commuter belt - BPFI

First-time buyers are being priced out of Dublin and into the commuter belt - and not necessarily by choice - the latest Market Monitor report from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland shows.

Business • 05 Dec 19

The Central Bank said the mortgage lending rules continue to meet their objectives of strengthening bank and borrower resilience

No change to Central Bank's mortgage lending rules

The Central Bank has decided not to make any changes to mortgage lending rules here that limit how much people can borrow from banks in order to fund house purchases.

Business • 05 Dec 19

Residential property prices increased by 1.1% nationally in the year to September - the slowest rate of growth in over six years

Property prices see slowest growth in six years - CSO

Dublin residential property prices fell for the third month in a row in the year to September, the latest Central Statistics Office figures have shown.

Ireland • 14 Nov 19

The average asking price for a three-bed semi in Dublin in the third quarter stood at €376,000, new Myhome.ie figures show

House asking prices down 2.8% in third quarter

Asking prices for property here fell by 2.8% during the last quarter, new data has found.

Business • 30 Sep 19

Annual asking price inflation has now slowed to 2.4% nationwide

House asking price inflation at lowest level in 5 years

A new report shows that the annual rate of house asking price inflation nationwide in the second quarter of this year fell to its lowest level in five years.

Business • 01 Jul 19

Overall house price inflation since January has been 0.6% according to the estate agent

House prices record modest increase in second quarter

Average prices for homes here rose 0.3% between April and June, according to Ireland's largest estate agents.

Business • 28 Jun 19

Residential property prices nationwide grew by 3.1% in April, new CSO figures show

Residential property price growth slows to 3.1%

New figures show that Dublin residential property prices grew again at a slower pace in April than the rest of the country.

Business • 13 Jun 19

Apartment prices in Dublin rose by 1.8% in February, while they were 14.7% higher around the rest of the country

Residential property price growth slowed again

The rate of growth in residential property prices continued to slow in February, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 11 Apr 19

The Society of Chartered Surveyors predict that owners of one and two bed apartments are likely to see the highest price growth

'Unrealistic' price expectations blocking house sales

Unrealistic house price expectations are blocking the sale of houses here, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has said in its annual residential property review and outlook.

Business • 30 Jan 19

The median asking price for new sales nationally is €266,000 down €2,000 from the last quarter while the price in Dublin remains unchanged at €375,000

House prices set to grow by 5% in 2019 - report

House prices are expected to rise by 5% this year, according to the latest report from property website MyHome.ie.

Business • 02 Jan 19

Annual growth of 8.2% in the year to September was the lowest level of growth since October 2016.

Property price growth falls for fifth consecutive month

House and apartment price growth fell for the fifth consecutive month in September, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 14 Nov 18

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland/Central Bank of Ireland Housing Market Survey shows 59% of estate agents expect house prices to increase nationally

Survey signals further house price inflation slowdown

Most property market professionals expect house prices to continue to increase - albeit at a slower pace than in recent years.

Business • 08 Nov 18

Hong Kong house prices have soared 165% over the last decade

Hong Kong home prices fall for first time in 29 months

Hong Kong private home prices fell for the first time in 29 months in August and are expected to soften further as interest rates rise and the Sino-US trade war clouds the outlook for the city's economy.

Business • 28 Sep 18

The value of the transactions in the first half of 2018 increased from €6.04bn to €7.11bn

Slight increase in house sales in first half of year

The number of houses sold in the first half of the year has increased 3.6% compared to the same period in 2017, while the value of house sales has increased by 18% from the first half of 2018 to the same period last year.

House Prices • 22 Sep 18