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© Irish Independent |
19 Feb '26 |
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Ireland ‘back on radar’ for international housing investors, says Ires Reit boss
Eddie Byrne, Ires Reit CEO: Ireland is “back on the radar” for foreign sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies looking to invest in residential properties because of rental reforms coming i - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
19 Feb '26 |
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New Homes selling agents predictions for 2026
Ivan Gaine, Sherry FitzGerald; Sarah Jane Kearney, DNG; Sarah Murray, Savills New Homes; Frank McSharry, Lisney Sotheby’s; David Lawlor, Hooke & MacDonald; Will Coonan, Coonan Property - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
13 Feb '26 |
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Sherry FitzGerald chief: ‘For 30 years ... all the government has focused on is first-time buyers’
“You shouldn’t be nervous if you’re investing €500,000 or more in a property that the bid against is real or not. The industry has to be transparent as possible.”
For its own part, Sherry - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Feb '26 |
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Property roulette? A game loaded in favour of the estate-agent agenda
A game where the estate agent spins the wheel in one direction while seeking the best property for a buyer, and then spins a ball in the opposite direction to get the highest price for the seller. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Dec '25 |
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John Moran of JLL Housing is now the cornerstone of Ireland’s real estate market
his deliberate policy shift recognises that solving Ireland’s housing crisis depends on mobilising global capital and creating long-term certainty for investors rather than relying solely on public - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Dec '25 |
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What does the housing market have in store in 2026? Property experts weigh in
Marian Finnegan ... Orla McMorrow ... Joanne Geary ... Stephen Day ... Ray Palmer-Smith ... Rose Lyle ... Gerard O’Toole ... Genevieve McGuirk ... - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Oct '25 |
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Loracan Sirr: If James Browne wants to get ‘radical’ about housing, here are five things he must do
1 Ban lobbyists 2 Bring in a residency requirement 3 Introduce a new legal definition of “rent” 4 Count new bed spaces, not just new homes 5 Hold a housing referendum - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
04 Sep '25 |
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Cantillon: Foxrock decision shows Nimbys are not the only problem when building housing
In a two-storey neighbourhood, that Tower of Babel could stretch high into the Foxrock sky. One suspects there might be no shortage of objections, and even judicial review, in that case. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Aug '25 |
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David McWilliams: Houses are being built in Ireland, so why can’t ordinary people buy them?
What chance does a young buyer have when they are competing in the market against their own Government? Prices are rising because the biggest buyer in the market is pushing those prices up. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Aug '25 |
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David McWilliams: An answer to Ireland’s housing crisis is right behind us
Yimbyism: in North America, families taking the housing crisis into their own hands and building in their gardens, so why not here? - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Jul '25 |
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John McManus: We need to confront the reality that the housing shortage can’t be solved
The correct but pretty much politically impossible thing to do is to level with the electorate that fixing the problem is going to take far longer than anyone is prepared to admit. And it will probabl - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
21 Jul '25 |
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David McWilliams: This is what we need to do in Ireland if we want stable, affordable house prices
The data cannot be emoted away. Ireland has a capacity problem. This is not the fault of immigrants who are given visas, but without a rapidly expanding supply of houses, the number of newcomers means - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
16 Jul '25 |
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Plenty of people will happily live in a smaller, darker unit if the price is right
For those on the sharp end of this row, it is not just about apartment sizes; it’s about whether the “relaxing of restrictions” will make more homes of any size available and whether they will a - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Jul '25 |
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‘We should be making homes, not units’: Smaller apartments plan could lead to more planning delays and few savings, experts warn
“I think the risk here now is developers will all revalue their sites on the basis of fitting more studios which are much more lucrative. That then increases the site value, and it stops anything el - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 Jul '25 |
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Ken McDonald: The institutional investors we need have withdrawn from the Irish housing market
Funding by the Government for the different typologies of housing needed in the public sector is an absolute necessity and must continue. It is such a pity that funding for the private sector is being - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
02 Jul '25 |
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Natasha Browne, Saville: Government cannot afford to deliver the homes Ireland needs without big investors
For example, the €14 billion Apple tax windfall would cover little more than a 10th of the cost of the 300,000 units targeted for completion between 2025 and 2030. The Government does not have unlim - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
02 Jul '25 |
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Michael McDowell: Folly of abolishing bedsits only to promote co-living is now becoming clear
Why, oh why, does any planning regulator need power to dezone housing development land in the present circumstances? What local authority has engaged in harmful over-zoning of housing development land - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
01 Jul '25 |
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Rental reforms, investor retreats and the build-to-hold imperative: The housing fix needs more than policy tweaks
The ink is barely dry on the latest housing market rental reform announcement, and the debate is already raging. The government insists it's making the tough calls needed to fix our broken housing sys - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Jun '25 |
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John McCartney: Developers are bluffing when they say lower prices would undermine viability of house building
Rather than striving to boost supply, Government should desist from fanning the flames of demand with subsidies such as Help to Buy and the First Home Scheme. - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
23 Jun '25 |
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Tax breaks ‘not the answer’ to housing crisis, says Ballymore’s Sean Mulryan
There were too many people involved, too many local authorities going in different directions, according to Mulryan. "I think the answer is to get the land zoned, get the infrastructure in and let’s - Subscribe |
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