Property
![National Construction Summit – 24th March 2020 – The National Arena, Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
![Hotel Outlook 2020](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JLLJanuary2020Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
![Residential Prices in Dublin Will Grow by Maximum of 5% While New ‘Near Zero Energy Buildings’ Regulations Will Impact Construction Costs](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LisneyResidentialResized-505x306_c.jpg)
![BrewDog Opens its First Bar in Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BrewDogDublinDecember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Non-Performing Loans – Still a Long Way to Go and Delays are Costing Borrowers](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BrokersIrelandDiarmuidKellyCEO-505x306_c.jpg)
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
![New CEO at Ronan Group Real Estate](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RonanGroupRoryWilliams-505x306_c.jpg)
Ronan Group Real Estate has announced the appointment of Rory Williams (pictured) as its new CEO. In his new role, Rory Williams will, under the guidance of Ronan Group’s founder
![Over 28,000 Vacant Commercial Properties in Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/GeoDirectory-505x306_c.jpg)
The national commercial vacancy rate has risen to 13.3% in Q2 2019, an increase of 0.2 percentage points (pp) on Q2 2018, according to the latest GeoView Commercial Vacancy Rates
![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),
![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
![Strong Start For Irish Commercial Property Investment](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BNPParibas-505x306_c.jpg)
Irish commercial property investment reached more than €609 million in Q1 2019 marking a strong start to the year, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate. Continued strong interest from overseas
![€600 Million of Investment in Irish Property in Q1 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JLLInvestmentResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Latest research from JLL, which tracks national investment deals greater than €1 million, indicates that total volumes for Ireland’s investment market totalled close to €600 million for Q1 2019 across
![Irish Office Sector Still Failing to Match Pent Up Demand](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SCSIOfficesCompressed-505x306_c.jpg)
A lack of modern, well located and suitably sized office space remains a national urban challenge, according to the latest commercial property report from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
![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
![30% Increase in Dublin Industrial Take-up](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/JLLIndustrial-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin industrial take up for 2018 totalled 3.3 million sq ft which is a 31% increase on last year. Whilst activity was dominated by smaller deals, take-up totals were boosted
![‘Clerys Quarter’ to Regenerate Dublin’s O’Connell Street](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ClerysQuarterResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Europa Capital, the pan-European investment manager, and its local partners, Core Capital and Oakmount, have launched ‘Clerys Quarter’, one of Dublin’s most iconic and exciting new mixed-use developments in the
![€3.6 Billion of Investment in Irish Property Transacted in 2018](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JLLInvestmentResized-505x306_c.jpg)
€3.6 billion of Irish property traded during the year 2018 across nearly 200 deals. This level is significantly higher than 2017, when €2.2 billion traded. This is a 58% increase
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
![PropertyBridges.com Successfully Completes First Ever Peer to Peer Property Loan in Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PropertyBridgeMooncoinKilkenny-505x306_c.jpg)
Propertybridges.com, Ireland’s new peer to peer lender to the property development marketplace, has just successfully fulfilled its first loan. Over 100 lenders piled into the 250k loan for a new
![Property Bridges Launches Ireland’s First Peer to Peer Property Loans](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PropertyBridgeNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
PropertyBridges.com – a new Irish owned peer to peer property development company – has opened for business and has launched Ireland’s first peer to peer property development investment opportunity. The
![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 tightened in January, inflation in the residential market has stabilised
![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 levels of house price growth over the last 12 months
![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 build homes has been called for by IPAV, the Institute
![Home For Life is a New Participant in the Mortgage to Rent Scheme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HomeForLifeJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
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
![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
![The KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards 2018 Launched](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PropertyAwardsMay2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards 2018, which serve as a beacon for excellence in the Irish property
![Optimal Offices Could Unlock €3.4 Billion For Irish Economy](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RicohIrelandUKChasMoloney-505x306_c.jpg)
Ireland could unlock €3.4 billion in untapped GDP if organisations were to optimise their workplaces, according to a new study
Eoghan Murphy TD, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, will make the opening address at the 2018 National
![Government Funding of €10 Million For Energy Efficiency Design Projects](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SEAIGrantsForBusiness-505x306_c.jpg)
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is now accepting applications from organisations planning an investment in a new design project or
Following a complaint, the European Commission has assessed whether the Irish National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has benefited from illegal
![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
![Tech Companies Continue to Dominate Dublin City Centre Prime Office Market](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/LisneyJanuary2018Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
International tech companies continued to dominate the capital’s commercial office market in 2017 and are expected to do so again
![JLL Predicts a Buoyant Year For Ireland’s Hotel Industry](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/JLLIveaghGardenHotelResized-505x306_c.jpeg)
What does 2018 have in store for the Irish Hotels Market? JLL expects approximately 1,300 new hotel rooms to open in
![2018 is Off to a Fresh Start For Speculative Industrial Development in South West Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ExeterPropertyCompany-505x306_c.png)
Exeter Property Company has appointed contractors for the construction of a new 110,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art logistics facility at Greenogue
![Planning Regulations and Planning Process Delays Impacting on Irish Commercial Real Estate Sector](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/OriginCapital2-505x306_c.jpg)
The latest Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Sentiment Tracker from Origin Capital, completed by 180 industry professionals, identified industry concerns about
800 of Ireland’s property industry stakeholders; commercial & residential agencies, developers, architects, designers, investment managers and contractors convened at the
New ESRI research analyses a number of demographic and economic factors to forecast trends in house prices. The research finds
Following the release of Budget 2018, JLL, the financial and professional services firm that specializes in commercial real estate services
According to Nationwide, house price growth slowed to 2.1% in August, from 2.9% in July, amid fears Brexit-fuelled inflation is
According to the latest quarterly report from BNP Paribas Real Estate, the continuing fall-off in the number of large commercial