Rea McGee Newsletter

Providing regular property news from across Ireland

  • Q1 2017 - Average House Price Index

    30th January 2017

    The price of an average house in Dublin rose by 3.9% in the first quarter of this year as the average three-bed semi in the capital breached the 400,000 barrier. The average three-bed semi-detached in Dublin city now costs 404,167, a rise of 15,000 (3.9%) in the last three months and an incre...

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  • Ask the experts: How do you see the Irish residential market behaving in 2017?

    23rd January 2017

    Eamonn Spratt, Chairman, Real Estate Alliance1. How do you see the Irish residential market behaving this year? (2017)Our agents nationwide estimate 6% growth in 2017, off the back of an 8.4% increase last year however, there is a lower level of expectation in the commuter counties at 3.8%. We ...

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  • REA House Price Predictions 2017

    9th January 2017

    First-time buyers, encouraged by the easing of the Central Bank s restrictions on mortgage deposit lending, will drive a continued rise in house prices throughout 2017, estate agents have predicted. A survey carried out for the Irish Independent by the Real Estate Alliance Group has found that a...

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  • Opinion Piece: Eamonn Spratt - Chairman of REA

    9th January 2017

    What a difference a year makes, with property agents around the country all predicting rises for 2017 that would indicate a return to a functioning market.But while a national average increase of 6.1pc seems healthy and consistent, and in no way indicating a bubble, we could be facing a vastly di...

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  • 2017 House Price Predictions

    5th January 2017

    First-time buyers, encouraged by the easing of the Central Bank s restrictions on mortgage deposit lending, will drive a continued rise in house prices throughout 2017, estate agents have predicted. A survey carried out for the Irish Independent by the Real Estate Alliance Group has found that a...

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