© The Irish Times |
26 Sep '23 |
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What the property industry believes should be done to solve the housing crisis
Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty ... Hooke & MacDonald ... SCSI ... PII ... DNG: "Twenty-five per cent of all DNG sales in the last quarter were by landlords leaving the sector. " - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
25 Sep '23 |
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Mark Keenan: Trendy Irish cities have plenty of wealthy singles working in tech - but families being pushed out are a city's lifeblood
Many couples on low incomes looked to the commuter belt in the 1990s for affordable housing; today most Dublin couples - on all incomes - find themselves looking beyond the county for a home they can - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
25 Sep '23 |
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After all their interventions, have Irish governments only made the housing crisis worse?
John McCartney, BNP Paribas Real Estate: "the only remaining approach apart from doing nothing – which is probably what they should do, but politically that’s not possible – is to try and boost - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
22 Sep '23 |
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Michael O'Flynn warns of 'unintended consequence' of new land tax impacting house prices
“In principle, I welcome the tax as it was meant to be a tax on hoarding land. If land is zoned, it should become available, and on that basis – as land is our key raw material - why wouldn’t I - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
19 Sep '23 |
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Potential for State office space to be converted to residential use
Housing experts have warned that while the conversion of office space is often seen as a quick win, the physical and engineering challenges associated with conversion can be greater – and more expen - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Sep '23 |
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Fastest growing areas identified, including Kildare town that doubled population between two censuses
The latest census returns, analysed by location intelligence company Gamma, show strong growth in population among most towns in the State with a population of greater than 1,000 despite two years gro - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Sep '23 |
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Developer asks buyers to pay €60K more than agreed to complete new houses
“Meathamatic Ltd is suffering significant financial difficulty due to matters well beyond its control. Everyone recognises that this is an awful situation, but this is an effort to get people into t - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Sep '23 |
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SCSI calls for ‘long-term’ budget planning to drive down housing costs
Kevin Hollingsworth, vice-president of the SCSI, said that the society wants to see “soft costs” such as development levies, high road closure fees, local authority licence fees and other duties t - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 Sep '23 |
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Patrick Freyne: Selling Super Houses and Crazy Rich Agents both feature hope-filled youngsters performing humiliating tasks for business moguls
The real-estate brokers and prospective clients on these shows ask none of the right questions. For example: Could we slap a few pillars up to make it “classy”? I know the kitchen is already huge, - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 Aug '23 |
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Small landlords to be offered tax breaks to keep them in rental market, McGrath says
Mr McGrath said he was keen to bring stability to the rental sector as too many landlords have been exiting, reducing the number of properties available.
“We have seen too many landlords exit the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 Aug '23 |
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Germany set to propose three-year rent freeze
Germany’s ruling Social Democratic party is set to propose a three-year rent freeze across the country, as tenants struggle to cope with the soaring cost of housing in Europe’s largest economy. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 Aug '23 |
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IPAV call for ‘unprecedented measures’ to ease housing crisis
“Unprecedented measures” are needed in the upcoming budget to arrest the housing crisis and make home ownership more affordable for younger age cohorts in particular, according to a property indus - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
28 Aug '23 |
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Cantillon: Anybody buying or selling a house this autumn?
Davy estimated that residential transactions in June and July were settled at about 2 per cent and 2.3 per cent above the asking price respectively. The broker noted that this premium was down from be - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
27 Aug '23 |
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Limerick Chamber finds home buyers squeezed out by state
First-time buyers in Limerick are being squeezed out of the new-build homes market by the state, research by Limerick Chamber of Commerce has shown. - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
27 Aug '23 |
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O’Brien plans ‘backstop’ for developers and tax cuts for small landlords
O’Brien’s backstop would extend the €450 million Croí Conaithe scheme launched last year to boost the number of for-sale apartments in the country by subsidising developers with up to €144,00 - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
17 Aug '23 |
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EU says Irish Government’s housing target too low
The government’s aim is for 29,000 homes to be completed during 2023. Although this has been acknowledged as too low, there are concerns from organisations such as the Central Bank that completions - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Aug '23 |
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Housing policy may be ‘incentivising’ urban vacancy, Trinity College report finds
The current planning, development and finance models enabled large-scale private sector development and were less equipped to facilitate the use of smaller sites, resulting in “patchwork forms of ur - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
08 Aug '23 |
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Derelict Ireland? Why so many of our properties lie empty
Dr O’Connor believes the vacant home tax of 0.3% annually is a positive step but says it’s too low, arguing it should be 3% or perhaps as high as 5%. - Subscribe |
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© The Currency |
08 Aug '23 |
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Howth battle brews as legal salvo launched against Riverdance duo
The modern five-bedroom property came to market with an indoor swimming pool, over three acres of terraced gardens overlooking the sea by Baily lighthouse, and a €9.5 million price tag. The sale was - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
08 Aug '23 |
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BusConnects lodges plans to buy more south Dublin land
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has lodged plans to acquire hundreds more parcels of road, private front gardens, and footpaths for its BusConnects project from Kimmage to Dublin city centre an - Subscribe |
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