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A holiday home break could be an ideal St Valentine's Day present

The end of January is finally here and spring is on the horizon. In the next week or so attention will begin to turn to St Valentine’s Day, which is just a fortnight away. St Valentine’s Day gives us a chance to spoil our loved…

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Growth recorded in construction industry for the first time since 2007

Building, Commercial Blog, General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Construction activity grew last month for the first time since 2007, the latest monthly survey of companies by Ulster Bank shows. The Ulster Bank Construction PMI index shows that the industry returned to growth last month on the back of an "accelerated" increase in new…

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State looking for estate agents to sell 40 former Garda stations

Commercial Blog, General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor, The Overseas Investor, The Seller

The government is currently searching for estate agents who are interested in disposing of 40 former Garda stations around the country. The buildings are to be sold off because they cannot be identified for alternative State uses. The first 40 stations to be sold are…

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CIF hits out at Fitch report on house prices

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called on Fitch rating agency to look at how they compile their residential property briefings for Ireland in future after they predicted that Irish prices could fall another 20% earlier this week. The Federation said that compiling a macro…

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What the Price Register tells us in the first month

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, Property Picks, The First Time Buyer, The Seller

The Property Price Register was up and running a month last week so here at MyHome.ie we decided to take a brief look at it to see what it was telling us about the market. During the month of October 1,152 new transactions were made.…

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Leitrim councillor expresses fears over property tax

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

A councillor from County Leitrim has aired his fears that the forthcoming property tax will drive struggling households deeper into the poverty trap. Cllr Sean McSharry asked: “How can a government ask homeowners to give an honest evaluation on homes that are in serious negative…

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Commercial vacancy rate nationwide stands at 11%

Commercial Blog

The vacancy rate in the country's commercial premises stands at around 11%, new figures show. 23,834 commercial units were recorded as vacant in June 2012 from the total stock of 226,622 nationally. The figures are compiled by GeoDirectory, which was jointly established by An Post…

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Planning applications down in first half of 2012

Building, Commercial Blog, Property News

The latest National Construction Index shows that planning applications were down 19% in the first half of 2012 compared to the same time last year. The index is published by consultants Link2Plans. But three counties - Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim - recorded marginal increases in the…

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Less than 400 new homes started to be built in first six months of year

Building, Property News

Less than 400 new homes have been registered to start construction in the first six months of 2012, new figures have revealed. The new data shows that just 393 new homes have started to be built in Ireland this year with just 3,929 completed –…

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Number of new buildings in first six months falls by 23%

Building

New figures from GeoDirectory have shown that the number of new buildings fell by 23% in the first six months of 2012 compared to the same time last year. GeoDirectory said the total number of new residential and commercial buildings built nationwide in the first…

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