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![First Decline in Construction Activity Since August 2013](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
![Continuation of Help-to-Buy Scheme in Budget 2020 Welcomed](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
The continuation of the Help-to-Buy Scheme in the 2020 Budget has been welcomed by Property Industry Ireland, Brokers Ireland, EY Ireland and the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers. Reacting
The Irish economy looks set to perform robustly in 2019 with the headline GDP rate forecast to increase by 4.9 per cent, according to the Quarterly Economic Commentary for Autumn 2019
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Commenting on the newly published Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) paper on Non-Performing Loans, Brokers Ireland said while it is to be welcomed that the pace of progress to address
![Sustainable Apartment Living For Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CluidAugust2019-505x306_c.jpg)
A new report on sustainable apartment living in Ireland was launched by the Housing Agency and Clúid Housing. Amongst some of the reports findings and research were that apartment living
Irish house price inflation eased further to 2.0% in June from 2.6% in July. The annual increase in June is the slowest rise in six years (since the 1.0% increase of June 2013),
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has called for the extension of the Strategic Housing Development scheme. Aidan Sweeney, Ibec Senior Public Sector and Regulatory Executive, said: “Housing is a critical part
![Significant Slowdown in Dublin Housing Market](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PerfectPropertyHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
The average ‘sold price’ for houses across Dublin this year is almost identical to last year, indicating that growth in the housing market has slowed down, according to new research
![Biggest Ever Peer to Peer Loan in Ireland Launched](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PropertyBridgeNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Propertybridges.com, Ireland’s peer to peer lender to the property development marketplace, has launched its biggest loan so far – €750,000 to build two new housing development projects in County Waterford.
![The UK National Construction Expo – The Arena MK, Milton Keynes – 1st May 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
The UK National Construction Expo is being held at the Arena MK, Milton Keynes in England on Wednesday, 1st May 2019. Although British construction activity overall has slowed, chiefly due
![An Overview of the Irish Construction Pipeline](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019CISTomMoloneyResized-505x306_c.jpg)
A traditional barometer of the construction industry environment in Ireland is the number of cranes punctuating the Dublin skyline. “The crane count in Dublin reached a record 123 in March
![National Construction Summit – This Thursday, 14th March 2019 – Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
There is still time left to register to attend the fifth National Construction Summit, which will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin.
![BPFI Figures Point to a Growing Lost Generation](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
Commenting on latest Banking and Payments Federation Ireland Housing Market Monitor, Brokers Ireland said it reinforces what is known from several other sources – that major behavioural change is being
![Property Market Grows 8% – Almost Half of Homes Bought With Cash](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CentralBankHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
The latest quarterly Consumer Market Monitor (CMM), published by the Marketing Institute of Ireland and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, shows slow but steady growth in Ireland’s residential property
Dublin estate agents expect property values to rise by an average of 3.8% this year – less than half the increase predicted in 2018, according to the 2019 Sunday Times
![Major Shift in Irish Housing Construction Needed to Safeguard Future Sustainability of the Sector](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/GuaranteedIrishBridOConnellMinisterDamienEnglish-505x306_c.jpg)
A major shift in Irish construction practices is urgently required to safeguard the sustainability of the sector into the future, according to Guaranteed Irish, the not-for-profit business membership organisation championing
![Affordable Housing Scheme Needed For First Time Buyers](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DNGHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
The effects of the Central Bank Lending Rules are now clearly showing in Ireland’s property prices. Since the measures were
![Dublin Housing Crisis Restricts Employers’ Ability to Recruit](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UIHousingSeptember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
New research commissioned by specialist regeneration and property developer U+I shows that Dublin’s housing crisis is seriously hampering business’ efforts
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Glenveagh Properties, a leading Irish homebuilder listed on Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange, has reported revenue of €1.3
![Northern Ireland Housing Market Continues to Perform Strongly](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UlsterUniversityHousePriceIndex-505x306_c.jpg)
The latest Quarterly House Price Index report from Ulster University reveals a relatively healthy housing market with strong but sustainable
![Call For Reduction in Stamp Duty For First-time Buyers](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IPAVPatDavitt-505x306_c.png)
A call for stamp duty to revert to 2pc to enable more aspiring first-time buyers acquire once off sites to
A Dublin City Council-owned site at Emmet Road in Inchicore, has been selected as the location for Dublin’s first major
![First Phase of the Regeneration of O’Devaney Gardens Gets Underway in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ODevaneyGardensJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government; Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform;
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The Government has welcomed Home For Life Ltd as a new participant in the Mortgage to Rent [MTR] scheme, where
![New Requirements Introduced to Provide Additional Transparency and Facilitate Mortgage Switching](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CentralBankHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
Following a public consultation process, the Central Bank is introducing changes to the Consumer Protection Code 2012 to help consumers
![Major New Report on Housing Outlines Policy Actions to Boost Affordability and Supply](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has launched a new national campaign – Better Lives, Better Business championing new policies across
![Residential Property Prices Rise by 13.0% in Year to April](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HousingCentralBank-505x306_c.jpg)
In the year to April, residential property prices at national level increased by 13.0%, according to the latest CSO figures.
![Housing Market Failing Younger Generations, Says First Woman President of IPAV](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IPAVEllaDunphy-505x306_c.jpg)
The current housing market is failing our younger generations, according to Ella Dunphy (pictured) of DNG, who recently became the
Responding to the latest CSO house price figures indicating continuing house price growth of 12.1% in the year to March
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Ireland’s robust economic performance coupled with the ongoing recovery in the housebuilding sector are driving strong growth in the hardware
![The Economic Picture and Construction](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BankofIrelandEconomy2Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
“The Irish economy is firmly back on its feet,” according to Loretta O’Sullivan, Group Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland.
![No Single Solution to the Imbalance in the Housing Market](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
“How do you intervene in a market that is out of balance? We have a lot of policies but implementation
![National Construction Summit 2018 – Ireland is Building Again, Says Housing Minister](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitMinister1May2018-505x306_c.jpg)
By 2040 the population of the Republic of Ireland will have reached 6 million, according to Eoghan Murphy TD, the
![A Plan For Affordable Housing](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitMinisterColmMcCarthyMay2018-505x306_c.jpg)
“All housing, not just for first time buyers, needs to be affordable. This means lower prices in Dublin and surrounding
![The National Construction Summit 2018 Opens This Wednesday, 2nd May, at Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin – Register Now](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
Time is running out to register to attend the 2018 National Construction Summit being held this Wednesday (2nd May) at
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In the latest Friends First Economic Outlook report, Friends First Chief Economist, Jim Power, has warned of the potential dangers
Eoghan Murphy TD, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, will make the opening address at the 2018 National
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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has agreed a Capital Expenditure Programme of over €742 million. The Three Year Capital Programme 2018-2020
![Progress on Actions to Address Unfinished Housing Developments](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RebuildingIreland2-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has published the sixth annual progress report and seventh housing survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing
![BPFI Mortgage Figures – Trend in Right Direction But Supply is Primary Impediment](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BrokersIrelandBanner-505x306_c.png)
The latest Banking and Payments Federation Ireland figures showing very steady improvement in mortgage lending is to be welcomed but
![Four Times More New Houses Need to be Built in 2018 Compared to Last Year](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/InitiativeIrelandFebruary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Initiative Ireland, headquartered at NovaUCD, has launched a new annual housing report, entitled Housing 2031. The report was commissioned to provide
Policies should aim to rebalance growth by encouraging regional development led by a small number of large urban centres outside
![Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Introduced](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RebuildingIrelandHomeLoanResized-505x306_c.jpg)
The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, a new Government-backed mortgage for first-time buyers, will be available nationwide from local authorities from
The outcome of the annual review of the residential mortgage measures has been published by the Central Bank of Ireland.
New ESRI research analyses a number of demographic and economic factors to forecast trends in house prices. The research finds
According to the Residential Tenancies Board, private sector rents grew 6.6% in the year end to the end of June this
Minister Eoghan Murphy has announced the following outcomes on homelessness arising from the first phase of his review of Rebuilding
Ibec has called on Government to oppose and prevent measures under consideration by Dublin City Council to restrict student accommodation.