The Government has launched the new Land Development Agency, which it says will co-ordinate State-owned lands for regeneration and development, and open up sites for the provision of housing.
There was a significant increase in the number of people contacting the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) last year, according to its annual report.
Over 3,500 new dwellings were built in the first three months of 2018, according to the Central Statistics Office, a 27% increase on the same time last year.
Construction firms increased their workforce on the back of greater workloads as activity in the sector accelerated to a three-month high in April.
New data from Goodbody shows that despite rapid population growth, housing output in Ireland is among the lowest in Europe.
New figures from Goodbody show that 2,367 housing units were built during the first three months of the year.
Research from the Central Bank shows that 44% of mortgages or just over 13,000 in long-term arrears are now more than five years past their due date.
The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is a key element of Pillar 3 of Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan for Housing & Homelessness. The objective of the fund is to provide public off-site infrastructure to relieve critical infrastructure blockages.
Average rental prices rose by 6.4% nationally over the year to the fourth quarter, according to a new report from the Residential Tenancies Board.
Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) Q3 Rent Index shows the national standardised average rent for new tenancies was €1,056 per month; an annualised growth rate of 9.5%
Latest Data from RTB Quarterly Rent Index
Summary
The Help to Buy incentive is designed to assist first-time buyers with obtaining the deposit required to purchase or self-build a new house or apartment to live in as their home.
Residential property prices posted their fastest annual growth in almost two years in February, lifted by sharp increases outside of Dublin.
Activity in the construction sector rose sharply last month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index from Ulster Bank.
Homebuilding company Cairn Homes has announced a joint venture with the National Asset Management Agency to build 71 residential units in North Dublin.
Rent Predictability Measures were new provisions enacted under the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the “2016 Act”) that are intended to moderate the rise in rents in the parts of the country where rents are highest and rising and where households have greatest difficulties in finding accommodation they can afford.