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House prices to rise for up to 10 years, property report says Warning comes as Leo Varadkar orders inquiry into housebuilding costs across Europe The Daft.ie report found that house prices in Ireland have risen more in the first six…
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Latest house price index reports €2,000 rise per month It’s doesn’t bear thinking about, so we’ve thought about it for you. If your property is in negative equity you may be cheering it on, but if you are, on the…
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While lower VAT might boost construction, builders could also simply reduce their prices Developer Michael O’Flynn: “I would drop the price of my houses and apartments if the cost of VAT was reduced.” Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision Cork property…
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Warning of possible rush in transactions ahead of likely abolition of Help-to-Buy scheme MyHome’s report suggested property prices nationally rose by 5 per cent in the second quarter of the year and were up 8.9 per cent year-on-year. In Dublin,…
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The first-time buyer grant could be facing the axe just six months after it was introduced. Fine Gael leadership frontrunner Leo Varadkar yesterday vowed to abolish the Help to Buy scheme if it proves to be inflating prices. Announced in…
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It doesn’t add up: 20,000 first-time buyers chase 10,000 new homes Commentators have blamed the loosening of Central Bank rules on the size of deposits first-time buyers need, and the Government’s help-to-buy rebate, for the surge in lending. (Stock photo) Twenty-thousand…
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