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© The Irish Times |
17 Mar '25 |
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Seán Moncrieff: The estate agent quoted a jaw-dropping figure for what he thought our house would go for
The reverberations of the housing crisis are felt everywhere. We guessed we probably wouldn’t have too much trouble selling the house, but finding one to buy would be extremely tricky. At the time o - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
07 Mar '25 |
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DEAL: Co Meath residential site achieves double its guide price
n what is claimed to have been the first auction sale of development land in the country for 2025, a parcel of 4.24 acres at Summerhill, Co Meath, was bought by a local builder for double its guide pr - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Mar '25 |
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Co-housing project for over 55s could ‘free-up’ thousands of family homes
CCI, which has about 20 interested members mortgage-free and homeowners, has identified a site in Dublin 6. It plans to develop about 20 A-rated homes in a self-contained development, which could incl - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Mar '25 |
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Owen Reilly launches Irish Estate Agent Academy
The move is designed to combat apprentice frustration at not gaining professional experience on the job, "to equip aspiring and experienced agents with the tools, strategies, and confidence needed to - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Mar '25 |
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Cairn and Glenveagh tapped into the state’s need for affordable housing – now Ires Reit wants in too
Ireland’s largest landlord feels it can start delivering cost rental homes if government tweaks a €750 million scheme set up for the private sector - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 Mar '25 |
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DEAL: No 2 Dublin Landings office block which sold for €106 million in 2018 is about to change hands for €50 million
The price being paid by German investor MEAG represents a 53 per cent fall in value and some €10 million less than the €60 million which had been sought by agent Savills when it brought the prope - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 Mar '25 |
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Ronan Group Real Estate secures planning permission for capital’s tallest building
The building’s height surpasses the 82m (269ft) of Marlet’s 22-storey College Square office and apartment scheme in Dublin city centre and is taller than Kennedy Wilson’s 22-storey Capital Dock, - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Irish Times |
24 Feb '25 |
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Fast fashion finds itself overtaken in Irish market
The UK fast fashion giant pulled the plug Thursday on its entire Irish network of 26 stores across Dublin, Cork, Galway, Wicklow and Letterkenny. Quiz, another fast fashion group, decided earlier on T - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Feb '25 |
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Ronan Lyons, Michael O'Flynn, Dermot O'Leary: Reference rents not the solution to the challenges in Ireland’s rental sector
Nine months after its release, the recommendations of the report of the Housing Commission are finding new prominence in the context of recent comments from the Taoiseach about the need to attract int - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Feb '25 |
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Dublin City Council refuses permission for development on Terenure College lands
The scheme on Fortfield Rd, Terenure, comprises 265 apartments and 19 four-bed houses with the apartments located across four blocks with one block rising to six storeys. - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
24 Feb '25 |
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Daft.ie Rental Report Q4 2024, Year in Review
This latest Daft.ie Rental Report shows that, once again, rents are rising almost everywhere in the country. Over the course of 2024, rents rose in 52 of the 54 markets covered in the country. This ma - Subscribe |
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© Business Plus |
23 Feb '25 |
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Glenveagh and Dublin City Council set for crunch talks over Oscar Traynor development
Councillors invited by Glenveagh to the Coolock site were told that ripping up and relaying 400 foundations would cost the developer €6 million. Stephen Garvey, the chief executive of Glenveagh, tol - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
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.
He suggested the - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
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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© Irish Independent |
23 Feb '25 |
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New Housing Minister James Browne will appoint ‘maverick’ fixer to ‘kick open doors’ and tackle homes crisis
Government sources say the individual will be a “maverick” and an “outsider” who will not come from the current pool of senior civil servants. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
23 Feb '25 |
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Rebound forecast for prime commercial space sectors
According to Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland’s Commercial Property Review and Outlook 2025 there has been a notable improvement in sentiment across occupier and investor demand suggesting a p - Subscribe |
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© Business Plus |
22 Feb '25 |
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Apartment construction at near standstill, says new Hooke & MacDonald report
The Hooke & MacDonald residential market Report says this was in the offing for years and puts forward a concise list of recommendations on how to tackle the housing crisis - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
22 Feb '25 |
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Department of Finance: Doubt cast over accuracy of commencement notices as guide to housing delivery, says Department of Finance
In a monthly housing update noting that 30,330 new homes were completed last year, 6.7 per cent lower than 2023 and 9.3 per cent lower than target, this was largely driven by a “large drop” in apa - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
19 Feb '25 |
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Exempting ‘back-garden homes’ from planning rules part of Government plan to increase housing
Cabin-style homes in back gardens are to be exempt from planning rules under new Government plans.
It is hoped that this will help provide more housing options and allow households to downsize. - Subscribe |
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