REA Brady Newsletter

Providing regular property news from across Ireland

  • 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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  • REA Q4 Average House Price Survey

    26th December 2016

    The price of an average house in Dublin rose by 4.2% in the final quarter of the year as first-time buyers returned to viewings in the capital.The average three-bed semi-detached in Dublin city now costs 389,167, a rise of 15,834 (4.2%) in the last three months and an increase of 8.9% over the ...

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  • Finance for residential development key to solving supply shortage: REA

    23rd November 2016

    Available finance for residential development is the key to solving the housing supply shortage as home-building becomes potentially profitable, according to national estate agency group Real Estate Alliance. Real Estate Alliance (REA) members are reporting a marked increase in sales activity ac...

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  • Q4 2016 - Average House Price Index

    30th September 2016

    The price of an average house in Dublin rose by 4.2% in the final quarter of the year as first-time buyers returned to viewings in the capital. The average three-bed semi-detached in Dublin city now costs 389,167, a rise of 15,834 (4.2%) in the last three months and an increase of 8.9% over th...

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