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As we enter 2008, to make sense of the Irish housing market during 2007, it is necessary to consider fundamentals. There are two markets to which all of us relate very strongly – the labour market and the housing market..

Real Estate Alliance has released its findings for 2007 for the retail sector. The national property group members report that the retail sector was one of the most buoyant in the property arena in 2007. Investors in the retail market can..

In most areas in Dublin, rents now are between 8% and 12% higher now than 12 months ago. In Dublin's commuter towns, though, rents now..

National house prices in Ireland declined by 2.6% in the first six months of 2007 according to the latest edition of the permanent tsb / ESRI House Price Index..

Average national house prices declined by 0.4% in July [compared to a decline of 0.5% in June] according to the latest edition of the..

The lenders securitise their loan books. This means that they package millions of euros worth of loans together and sell on the future income from those loans to fund..

Average house prices for the periods up to Quarter 4 2006 indicate that the average price of a new house in Quarter 4 2006 increased..

Commenting on the Report, Ronan Lyons, Economist at Daft.ie, said “The renewed confidence on the part of sellers is not related to the recent stamp duty reforms..

However if one excludes the Dublin market from the analysis the market show a more static performance with prices rising by..