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28 Mar '17 |
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Mortgage approvals rocket putting pressure on supply of homes
The number of mortgage approvals rose by 42 per cent on the year to February, with 2,840 approvals in February, up from 1,996 a year earlier, but down from 3,055 in January. Figures are presented on a - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
27 Mar '17 |
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Suburban offices see ripple effect of capital's rental growth
The trend is being viewed by Goodbody's senior real estate analyst, Colm Lauder as a particular positive for Green Reit and a number of other major developers and investors with offices already availa - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
27 Mar '17 |
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Ronan Lyons: Supply of apartments held back by costs
The first-time buyer market has by and large turned off buying apartments. Such 'property ladder' homes, typically bought in the bubble for two to three years before being sold, leave the owner open t - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
27 Mar '17 |
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Dublin is third most expensive for prime office space in Europe
That's the main finding of the latest European Property Market Brief conducted by agents Murphy Mulhall in conjunction with its international affiliate, Gerald Eve's pan-European alliance. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
27 Mar '17 |
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Restrictions bought us time to build a way out of the housing market crisis - but we've blown it
While the situation in rural parts cannot be put right until construction is economically viable again, a strong supply of decent affordable family homes in large numbers is the only way to deal with - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
27 Mar '17 |
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Price of Dublin semi-D surging again at same rate as in boom years
According to the Irish Independent/Real Estate Alliance Average House Price Survey, which concentrates on the sale prices of typical three-bed semi-detached houses, the average three-bed semi in Dubli - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Mar '17 |
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Should I go or should I just stay? The pros and cons
Selling first frees up the cash, making you more attractive as a buyer. However, you may have to rent while you're finding your dream retirement home. Plan a budget for this, as it's not something you - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Mar '17 |
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Your guide to trading down
1. It's all about timing. "When you're downsizing," says Geralyn Byrne of Sherry FitzGerald, who looks after many of Dublin 6's redbrick sales, "there's a balance to be struck between not leaving it t - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Mar '17 |
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Mulryan's Ballymore to sue CRH and Roadstone over pyrite houses
A claim by Ballymore that Roadstone and two other companies delivered material responsible for the structural damage known as 'pyritic heave' detected in over 90 of the 145 houses at the Drumnigh Wood - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Mar '17 |
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First-time home buyers warned they are at risk of a new debt trap
Kieran McQuinn, ESRI research professor, stressed the Government's new help-to-buy initiative is not the right "policy response" at a time when house prices and rents are growing sharply.
"We would - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
23 Mar '17 |
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Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI): New housing plan urged
That ??third way? entails the establishment of a new commercial entity ?? the Housing Company of Ireland ?? which would target the building of 70,000 new homes in its first five years and then ar - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
23 Mar '17 |
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DEAL: Boston real estate firm pays ?14.5m for Swords Plaza
While the company did not disclose the amount it paid for the complex, the figure is understood to have been in the region of the ?14.5m asking price that had been sought by selling agents, Cushman - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
23 Mar '17 |
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Dublin faces office supply shortage: Murphy Mulhall
Looking at the prospects for new office space in Dublin's Central Business District (CBD) in 2017, Murphy Mulhall's latest 'Market Monitor' report notes that a total of 13 projects covering a total of - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
23 Mar '17 |
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Banks make ?800m a year by 'overcharging' on variable rate mortgages
Brendan Burgess, of the Fair Mortgage Rates Campaign, criticised the commission for its failure up to now to investigate the highly concentrated lending market. Around 350,000 homeowners on variables - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 Mar '17 |
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Is construction Ireland??s economic cuckoo?
If the banking sector is still convalescing, who is paying for the current construction boom and who will supply the mortgages for the next round of buying? - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 Mar '17 |
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Just 64 social housing units delivered by private sector in 2015
So-called Part V planning regulations, which require developers to set aside 10 per cent of new homes for use as social housing, delivered just 64 new dwellings in 2015, according to the official data - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 Mar '17 |
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Construction boom could overheat economy, says ESRI
??We??re treading a fine line between driving the economy to produce more houses and pushing it into overheating territory,? the ESRI??s Kieran McQuinn said. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
22 Mar '17 |
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Allsop accumulates profit of over ?1m on auctions
The firm??s online auctions have been a great success.
They recorded sales of ?23m in 2015 across four auctions and the sale of 193 properties.
The growing demand for the firm??s auctions re - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
22 Mar '17 |
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More than 1,000 'high-demand' homes lying idle in unfinished 'ghost' developments
A new report from the Department of Housing notes that 42 'ghost' estates remain in built-up areas, despite an overall reduction across the country.
There are two in Meath, three each in Galway and C - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
22 Mar '17 |
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Estate agent ordered to pay man ?1.5k over apartment viewing refusal
"In our experience discrimination by landlords and agents against tenants who are in receipt of rent supplement is still widespread, and contributes to people becoming homeless." - Subscribe |
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