New regulations which would allow vacant and derelict pubs to be turned into homes without the requirement for planning permission will come before the Oireachtas at the beginning of next month.
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices increased by 14% nationally in the year to November - the 13th month of growth in a row.
More than four out of every five builders across the country expect the prices they charge for projects will rise in the first three months of the year when compared to the same period last year, a new survey of the industry has revealed.
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices increased by 1.1% nationally in the year to February.
The CSO said this compares with an increase of 1.1% in the year to January and an increase of 4.3% the same time last year.
A Government grant scheme, expected to cost at least hundreds of millions of euro to rebuild houses affected by defective concrete blocks due to the mineral mica in Donegal, will give up to €275,000 to owners forced to demolish and rebuild the worst affected homes, RTÉ's Prime Time has learned.
verage monthly rents across the country rose by 8.2% during the third quarter of this year.
A study from the Central Bank has found that 34,000 new dwellings will be needed each year for the next decade to keep up with demand.
A new report from the Society of St Vincent de Paul has shown that there are around 140,000 children living in homes with a leaking roof, damp walls, or floors.
First-time buyers are being priced out of Dublin and into the commuter belt - and not necessarily by choice - the latest Market Monitor report from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland shows.
The Government is facing a serious test of its strength in the Dáil after the Social Democrats announced that it will next week table a no-confidence motion in Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy.
The state backed lender for small and medium sized builders and developers says it approved just over €100m in funding for the construction of over 500 homes throughout Ireland in its first nine months in business.
Homeowners promised a multi-million euro redress scheme to fix defective building blocks say they are "disappointed" the scheme remains closed a full year after it was approved by the Government.
Figures show that only a fraction of landlords in Dublin who rent out properties on a short-term basis are abiding by new laws that came into effect in July, despite an extra €750,000 in Government funding for Dublin City Council to police the rules.
Banks have paid out a total of €683m in redress, compensation and costs to 40,100 customers who were affected by the "distressing" and "devastating" tracker mortgage controversy.
There are 19 new locations designated as Rent Pressure Zones following a change in the criteria.
The announcement of the additional RPZs takes effect from today, following reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act.