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10 Jan '25 |
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First-time buyer mortgage approvals hit record levels in November
First-time buyer mortgage approvals hit a record last November, new figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) showed, with the average value approved rising more than 8 per cent. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Property Week |
09 Jan '25 |
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CBRE Ireland today confirm Dublin office take-up statistics for 2024
Q4 2024 represented a continued rebound for Dublin office leasing activity, with take-up totalling nearly 548,000 sq ft (50,891 sq m). This brought full-year take-up to over 2.25m sq ft (209,000 sq m) - Subscribe |
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09 Jan '25 |
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First-time buyers take on record debt levels amid housing supply crunch
First-time buyers in Ireland are borrowing more and are older on average than their UK counterparts for the first time since the Celtic Tiger - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 Jan '25 |
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Average cost of second-hand homes in Dublin likely to reach €630,000 this year, says DNG
House prices across the country will probably rise by as much as 8 per cent this year, according to estate agent DNG, which would bring the average price of a second-hand home in Dublin to almost €6 - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
09 Jan '25 |
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MyHome Q4 2024 Property Report in association with Bank of Ireland
Main FindingsNational asking prices up 8.4% over the year, the highest rate of annual inflation since summer 2022 The average mortgage loan for house purchase has exceeded €300,000 for the f - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
08 Jan '25 |
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JLL: Ireland’s Commercial Real Estate 2024 - Retail Investment Surges Amid Mixed Market Performance
JLL Ireland today unveiled its latest research findings on commercial real estate investment activity for 2024, highlighting a year of contrasting sector performances. The research shows that total in - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
08 Jan '25 |
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David Murphy: New year, same old problems in the property market
DNG estimate that just one-third of the homes built each year actually reach the open market, for two reasons: One is because the State purchases large numbers for social and affordable accommodation. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Jan '25 |
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Permission refused for ‘monstrous’ 881-apartment scheme in Dundrum
Planning permission for almost 900 apartments on the site of the old Dundrum shopping centre in Dublin has been refused following a long-running battle and hundreds of objections from locals. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Jan '25 |
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Lioncor’s fresh plans for Terenure College apartments ‘address’ concerns
They said that the density had been reduced from 146 units per hectare to 107 units by reducing the quantum of residential development and height. McGill Planning said that there were significant desi - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Jan '25 |
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Ballymore’s London ventures earn €1.6m profit
Newly filed accounts show that the company earned a profit of £1.3 million (€1.6 million) in the 12 months to March 31st 2024, its last financial year.
The result reversed the £5.1 million Ball - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Jan '25 |
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Rate of home-building set to slow this year
Construction Information Services (CIS) calculates that work had started on 55,000 new homes in the Republic by the end of September last year, prompted by State incentives. But ending the waiver for - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Jan '25 |
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Dublin is 9th most expensive city in Europe to live and 4th for rental costs
Looking only at rent costs Dublin came fourth, behind London, Zurich and Geneva and ahead of Amsterdam and Luxembourg.
Average monthly rents in Dublin ranged between €2,294 and €2,704 depending - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '24 |
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Bartra challenges planning refusal for five storey, 56-apartment scheme on Old Navan Road
Bartra are contesting a planning refusal by Fingal County Council for contentious plans for a €30 million apartment scheme on Dublin’s Old Navan Road. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '24 |
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State to buy Citywest Hotel to confront migrant crisis
The Citywest Hotel is owned by Tetrarch Capital and is a key property in the State’s refugee accommodation system. It would cost €100 million to purchase, commercial property sources have said. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '24 |
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Lioncor set to lodge new plans for 284 homes at Terenure College site
The plans come almost two years after An Bord Pleanála refused permission to Lioncor for a so-called build to rent 364 unit scheme on former playing pitches at Terenure College.
The rejected schem - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '24 |
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DEAL: Fine Grain buys Connaught House from receivers at Ronan Group Real Estate
Fine Grain confirmed the deal on Monday saying that it had agreed a deal with receivers Grant Thornton for below the original €80 million asking price. Sources calculate that it is paying in the “ - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '24 |
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Top finance official raises risks to public finances from surge in housing body deals
Supporters of the sector argue it is driving construction at a time of chronic undersupply. Others say AHBs are distorting the market, being able to fund deals much more cheaply, from Government sour - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Dec '24 |
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Ireland's housing costs double the EU average – but that’s only part of the story
With such high housing costs, one would expect an affordability crunch in Ireland. However, this is not the case. According to the housing cost overburden rate, Ireland has among the lowest rates. - 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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