REA McCarrick & Sons Newsletter

Providing regular property news from across Ireland

  • Time to level the playing field for second-time buyers

    5th August 2015

    The second-time buyer is potentially being excluded from the housing market as a consequence of the recently-introduced Central Bank deposit requirements. Philip Farrell, CEO of Real Estate Alliance believes that it is time for the Government and the Central Bank to reassess the effects that t...

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  • Dublin city house prices fall by 19k in Q2 - survey

    6th July 2015

    The price of an average three-bed semi in Dublin city has fallen by over 19,000 in the past three months as the new rules on mortgage deposits take effect, according to one national estate agency group. The average semi detached house nationally now costs 186,968, the Q2 Real Estate Alliance A...

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  • Q3 2015 - Average House Price Index

    30th June 2015

    The average three-bed semi in South County Dublin has seen 15,000 wiped off its value in three months as the new deposit rules stifle the higher end of the market, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. And spiralling rents will cut off mortgages as an option for ma...

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  • Abolish VAT on new homes so building can start again: REA

    15th June 2015

    Abolishing development levies and the VAT rate on new homes are the key components to solving the national housing supply crisis, a leading national estate agency has claimed. A nationwide lack of suitable housing supply, especially in three and four-bed family starter homes, has led to a stagna...

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  • The price of an average three bedroom semi detached house in Limerick has risen by 16.67% in the past year

    23rd April 2015

    The price of an average three bedroom semi detached house in Limerick has risen by 16.67% in the past year, but the market has remained flat in the first three months of 2015 with suitable supply the major issue, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The Real Esta...

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