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Mr Carroll was responsible for building thousands of apartments across Dublin city

Former property developer Liam Carroll has died

Liam Carroll, one of the country's best-known developers before and during the Celtic Tiger property boom, has died.

99 new applications for residential planning permission were lodged in the second quarter

Number of units in planning system dives 25% in Q2

The number of houses and apartments in the planning system fell by 27% between the first and second quarter of the year, new research has found.

Business • 01 Sep 20

The total costs of designing, planning and constructing a home not always enough to provide sufficient returns

36,000 new homes needed annually for 20 years - report

A new analysis of the home building market has found that up to 36,000 new homes will be required each year to meet demand over the next two decades.

Ireland • 26 Aug 20

Ires REIT owns 3,666 homes in the country - up almost 1,000 year-on-year

Ires REIT sees profits fall but rental income grow

One of the State's largest property owners, Irish Residential Properties REIT, has posted a €86.3m profit for 2019.

Business • 20 Feb 20

The number of rental properties available on Daft.ie has continued to rise - but it remains well below its 2009 peak

Rental asking prices up 4.1% during 2019 - Daft.ie

The average asking price for rents fell slightly in the last three months of 2019, according to property site Daft.ie, but was more than 4% higher over the course of the year.

Business • 04 Feb 20

There will be a significant lack of rental properties of all sizes in 2020

Price stabilisation in property market in 2020 - SCSI

A period of high price inflation appears to be drawing to a close and the property market looks set for a period of price stabilisation, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

Business • 31 Jan 20

The agreement will help those struggling with mortgage debt

Vulture fund agreement offers no solutions - campaigner

The head of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association has criticised an agreement between MABS, the state backed Money and Advice and budgeting Service, and the Banking and Payments Federation on how to resolve disputes between lenders and distressed mortgage holders.

Business • 04 Nov 19

Tom Dunne, chairman designate of the RTB, was speaking to the Oireachtas Housing Committee

Fear of difficult tenants driving landlords away - RTB

The chairman designate of the Residential Tenancies Board has said the fear of difficult tenants is one of the reasons why "accidental" landlords are getting out of the market.

Politics • 15 Oct 19

The strongest growth was recorded among first-time buyers

Number of new mortgages rose in July - BPFI

The number of new mortgages approved by banks here rose markedly in July, according to the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland.

Business • 29 Aug 19

234 properties were sold in bulk to investors in the first quarter of this year

First-time buyers feel 'pushed out' by bulk investors

Fianna Fáil is calling on the Government to restrict tax incentives for institutional investors in the Irish property market.

Ireland • 27 Jun 19

NAMA raises forecast surplus to €4 billion

The National Asset Management Agency has today forecast that it would post a lifetime surplus of €4 billion, up from an earlier estimate of €3.5 billion.

Business • 30 May 19

The total value of homes in Ireland stands at €510 billion

Residential property values rise by €84m per day

The value of residential property in Ireland rose by more than €84 million every day over the past year, according to new data.

Ireland • 26 May 19

New Banking and Payment Federation Ireland figures show that 3,307 mortgages were approved in January

Modest pick up in mortgage approvals in January

The number of mortgages approved by banks here fell by 3.4% in the year to the end of January, new figures show.

Business • 06 Mar 19

The Warehouse will give Google a further 19,500 sq ft of space

Google adds two more Dublin buildings to portfolio

Google has expanded its property footprint in the Dublin Docklands further, buying two new buildings from real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson.

Business • 17 Dec 18

Urbeo will initially have 334 private and social units to offer in Dublin

Property partnership to invest €1bn in rental platform

A global private investment firm has partnered with an Irish property company and the Irish Strategic Investment Fund to build hundreds of private and social rental homes in Dublin and other major cities here.

Business • 17 Dec 18

The total value of residential property here has risen 7% since June

Value of residential property tops €450 billion

More than 5,000 people in Ireland now own a property worth €1 million or more, according to new statistics from property website Daft.ie.

Business • 17 Dec 18

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 app generates a map through a web portal and from there draws on all of the locations of current Airbnb properties in Dublin

Airbnb usage-tracking app aims to tackle housing crisis

The prevalence of homeowners using AirBnb across Dublin to rent out their properties is very much in the spotlight amid the current housing crisis.

Business • 19 Oct 18

The highest concentration of property millionaires is in Dublin's Dalkey

20% increase in Irish property millionaires

The number of homeowners in Ireland whose property is worth €1m or more has surpassed 4,500, an increase of 20% on last year.

Ireland • 17 Jun 18

Scheme aimed at developments to be built in Dublin and Cork

No money paid out in State house building scheme

Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson on Housing has said the Development Contribution Rebate Scheme has not worked and even if pending applications are approved it would only be a fraction of what should have come about.

Housing • 16 Apr 18

The £123m purchase of Castlecourt Shopping Centre in Belfast by Wirefox last July accounted for almost 40% of the annual total

25% rise in NI property investment value in 2017

Property investment in Northern Ireland increased by 25% last year to £325m when compared with the previous year, reversing a trend that had seen transactions halve.

Business • 02 Jan 18