Rise in house prices linked to low supply
The increase in house prices reflects the decreasing levels of supply in the housing market, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). Over recent years…
Month: July 2013
Commercial property returns up 2.3%
Irish commercial property returns rose by 2.3 per cent in the three months up to the end of June, their highest in almost six years,…
€10m allocated to improve energy efficiency in local authority housing
Minister for Housing and Planning Jan O’Sullivan has announced a €10m funding allocation for improving energy efficiency in around 5,000 local authority homes this year.…
CSO reports first annual increase in property prices since January 2008
In the year to June, residential property prices at a national level increased by 1.2%, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).…
Second hand house prices in Dublin jump €37,500 in last 12 months
Second hand Dublin house prices have increased by €37,500 since June 2012, according to the latest DNG Property Price Gauge. According to the nationwide estate…
Home building on the rise
New figures released by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) show an increase in new house starts in Dublin, Cork and Galway during the first five months of…
Government change rules on rent allowance
The Government is to allow Social Welfare recipients who have been receiving Rent Supplement for more than 18 months to work full-time without losing…
Earn money from your parking space by renting it out with SpaceWorks
Cork resident Damien Houlihan has brought an international parking solution to Ireland with Spaceworks.ie. Finding a place to park your car can be the most…
Mortgage affordability falls in first half of the year
Mortgage affordability worsened in the first half of 2013, as the Government removed mortgage-interest tax relief for first-time buyers, the latest affordability index by lender EBS and…
Commercial property market in recovery in Ireland, according to CBRE
Ireland's commercial property market, on its knees since 2008, is in full recovery mode now with "a weight" of capital chasing investments here, according to…