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24 Apr '25 |
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Newton Emerson: Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic
In the real world, developers are compelled by economics to build three-bedroom semidetached houses. Little else is available to prospective buyers across Ireland, north and south. Regulation pushes d - Subscribe |
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07 Apr '25 |
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Lorcan Sirr: More land, housing at scale and other myths about Ireland’s housing crisis
1. The ‘more land’ myth 2. The ‘housing at scale’ myth 3. The ‘more supply’ myth 4. The ‘planning problem’ myth 5. The ‘We’ve got this’ myth - Subscribe |
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02 Apr '25 |
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John Moran, JLL: Institutional investors can help to bring an end to Ireland’s housing crisis
The Housing Commission has proposed reference rents as a solution for future regulation. I would also echo Ronan Lyons, Michael O’Flynn, and Dermot O’Leary’s response, which argues that such a s - Subscribe |
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01 Apr '25 |
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Myles Clarke, CBRE: Scarcity meets opportunity: Why Ireland’s commercial real estate market stands out
Ireland’s sell to investors in 2025 is simple: limited supply means limitless opportunity amid a global debt deluge - Subscribe |
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27 Mar '25 |
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John McManus: Time to do a Trump on the planning process?
A precedent of sorts was set by the powers the Government granted itself during Covid to restrict civil liberties.
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05 Mar '25 |
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Is the answer to Ireland’s housing crisis more apartments?
Cairn Homes boss Michael Stanley says Ireland has an irrational fear of apartments“I hear it on radio shows, in newspaper articles . . . it’s the greatest piece of misinformation that’s put out - Subscribe |
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23 Feb '25 |
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Eoin O’Malley: Dublin Docklands project can act as a masterplan for Ireland’s housing solution
The government parties are at odds over the suggestion by Taoiseach Micheál Martin that there could be a review of the legislation on Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs), or rent controls.
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23 Feb '25 |
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Eoin Ó Broin: Moving young people from box room to shed won’t end housing crisis – it will make it worse
The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 states that across the six funding programmes for local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency to deliver new homes, there - Subscribe |
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19 Feb '25 |
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Tax breaks for developers? Michael O’Flynn doesn’t want them
Rather than ‘nonsense’ tax breaks, the Cork developer called for increased government oversight on property valuations
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10 Feb '25 |
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When your chance of owning a home depends on whether your parents do, the system is rigged
New minister James Browne inherits a challenging brief – on the one hand trying to meet the needs of society, and on the other grappling with the demands of a development industry that always wants - Subscribe |
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10 Feb '25 |
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‘Something’s got to give’ – Warning Trump factor could cause ‘much-needed correction’ in Irish housing market
'The market needs a correction. My layperson’s view is that the orange man in America will cause it,' said Philip Farrell of proptech firm Offr. - Subscribe |
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10 Jan '25 |
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The Irish Times view on the mortgage market: increasing exposure for young borrowers
The Central Bank needs to closely monitor mortgage lending practices and ignore calls to loosen the lending rules further. The level of house prices needs to be recognised as a problem and this also c - Subscribe |
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13 Dec '24 |
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Paul McNeive's last column: After writing 500 columns, what is the most important issue?
Today’s tax breaks, which are failing to see sufficient houses built, and failing to reinvigorate our towns, should be quadrupled for 10 years, to unleash the market to do its work. - Subscribe |
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24 Nov '24 |
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Peter Horgan, Graylings: What Ireland’s next government must do to fix the private rental sector
While Taoiseach Simon Harris has pledged to build 250,000 homes over the next five years, the government must engage with the PRS to make this a reality - Subscribe |
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24 Nov '24 |
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Joan Henry, Knight Frank Ireland: It’s not just how many homes we need, but what kind we build
The current draft NPF, or indeed any revisions to that in the case of a change in government, needs to embrace change rapidly, allow more flexibility in planning and allow for the rapid zoning of land - Subscribe |
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26 Sep '24 |
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ESRI warns Government against delaying residential zoned land tax
The think tank said addressing land prices was “arguably” the only way policymakers could significantly reduce the cost of housing.
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25 Sep '24 |
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Donal Buckley: Is Ireland’s commercial property market poised for a rebound?
A number of key asset sales, interest rate cuts and overseas investor interest is fuelling optimism that the market could make a comeback by year end - Subscribe |
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22 Aug '24 |
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IPAV calls for 'Section 23 type' tax incentive
The association also called for the introduction of a common tax rate of 30% to apply to all landlords, regardless of how many properties they own.
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© The Irish Times |
22 Aug '24 |
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Builders call for VAT cut on new homes to ease housing crisis
Government should offer developers tax incentives to switch sites bought for commercial building to housing. This could encourage the redevelopment of land where it would otherwise be too costly to bu - Subscribe |
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10 Jul '24 |
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Michael O'Flynn: Solving the housing crisis requires new body empowered to clear blockages in system
We are failing a generation of young people who are living at home with their parents, or paying high rents in unsuitable accommodation, and whose hopes of owning their own home diminish by the day.
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