First-time buyers: ‘Should we buy an apartment or a doer-upper?’
We live in a Dublin commuter town and there are not many homes coming up for sale
Help to Buy
Parties clash on future of Help to Buy scheme which Sinn Féin plans to abolish
Labour and Sinn Féin claim scheme has inflationary effect, increasing price of housing for first time buyers
Apple tax bonanza to fuel Fine Gael housing plans
Seen & Heard: O’Flynn hits out at housing targets; TVC shareholders’ final payout; MacArdle Brewery concerns
Building a two-bed apartment in Dublin now costs almost €600,000
Department of Housing cost study assessed cost of delivering four different building types in the Greater Dublin Area
The €500,000 suburban three-bed is now the house at the centre of the property price surge
This kind of house is attracting bids both from those seeking to move and from first-time buyers
Budget 2025: Extending Help to Buy may drive up property prices, PBO warns
Parliamentary Budget Office describes scheme as a demand side intervention to address a supply side deficit
Extension of Help to Buy scheme and increase in Rent Tax Credit among budget housing measures
Budget 2025: Government increases tax designed to discourage the bulk buying of homes by investment funds
Is now the time to buy a new home? Politicians may not provide the answers you need
The arrival of a new government will have little impact on the supply of housing or on its affordability
Roundwood homes offer escape to the country from €435,000
Boutique Co Wicklow scheme in village setting ideal for first-time buyers or families trading up
New homes: ‘Balance between demand, supply and affordability is key’
Estate agents provide their outlook on the new homes market
Higher earning first-time buyers gain most from Help To Buy scheme
Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023
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Close to mountains and coast: new terraced homes in Wicklow town from €400,000
Durkan scheme is just of the main coastal route from the seaside town to Dublin city
New houses in Naas offer blend of town and country living from €560,000
Three- and four-bed semidetached houses within commuting distance from Dublin
Three- and four-bed houses on old mill site in Drogheda from €355,000
Castlethorn’s development brings 43 homes designed by O’Mahony Pike to the market in Louth town
One in eight home buyers using gifts or inheritances to get on property ladder, research shows
Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland finds renewed reliance on family to afford a homes
Help-to-Buy scheme proposal would see more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000
Proposal costed at €40m would mean more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000
Can Sinn Féin make a real difference to the housing crisis?
Its plan to increase State spending, instead of incentivising private developers, would be a significant departure
Help to Buy scheme extension sought in Budget 2025
Minister for Housing expected to ask for hike to cap on price of homes eligible for scheme beyond current €500,000
How do we go about buying our first home?
So far we’ve managed to save about half of the 10 per cent deposit we’ll need to buy a small house
Well-designed apartments with courtyards beside Phoenix Park from €385,000
One- two- and three-bedroom apartments available at Flynn and O’Flaherty development
Sinn Féin says abolishing the Help-to-Buy scheme will be good for first time buyers – is it right?
Three new developments in housing emerged this week - and not one of them is good news for anyone trying to buy a home
Is Dublin still an option for first-time buyers?
People who grew up in the capital used to be able to live within reach of family, but for many that ship has sailed
New Cairn-built three- and four-bed homes near Kilkenny city from €345,000
Twenty-four A-rated homes come to market in initial launch at Nyne Park
A home of your own: What is in the housing plan for under-40s?
Government Ministers insist that schemes are in place to help younger buyers, but what are they and do they work?
Residential property transactions fall 18% in first quarter as higher borrowing costs bite
Report by property start-up Geowox highlights steep decline in transactions on back of 10 straight ECB interest rate hikes
Second phase of Bishop’s Lough in Kilkenny promises the best of city and country living from €335,000
Fifty-six new homes built by local developer Wallace Contracting and Wisteria Developments have now been launched through Savills
Ratoath three-bed homes from €430,000 in latest phase of Wellfield scheme in Meath
Kingscroft releases 30 new-builds with A2 energy ratings and floor spaces from 1,195sq ft after phase one sells out
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