Monthly Archives: July 2016

A new scheme to provide first-time buyers with assistance in purchasing a home will be tied in with incentives for developers to build new houses. The Government is working on a so-called help to buy scheme for first time-buyers, which … Continue reading →

There are almost 260,000 vacant homes across the country, preliminary figures from the latest census show, prompting campaigners and housing experts to call for urgent action to address the State’s “dysfunctional” housing system. The census found there are almost 260,000 … Continue reading →

And in further signs of a dysfunctional market, prices in some parts of the country are rising at a faster pace than during the boom – while in the capital they have flatlined. According to June’s Irish Independent/Real Estate Alliance … Continue reading →

Prices rose by almost 7pc in the year, the Central Statistics Office said. This was due to the fact that prices were up 0.2pc in the month across the country. Dublin prices rose by 0.1pc in May, and were almost … Continue reading →