REA Seamus Browne Newsletter

Providing regular property news from across Ireland

  • Carlow House Price Survey March 2024

    18th February 2025

    The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Carlow has increased to 227,500, up 7% from 212,500 in the last twelve months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance. Across the county, prices remained unchanged this quarter, with the average time taken to sell cu...

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  • Q4 Average House Price Survey 2024

    18th February 2025

    House prices in western counties increased at twice the rate of the east coast last year as buyers battle over the lowest supply on record, the Q4 REA Average House Price Index has found. The absence of new home building, and historically low supply has seen three bed semi-detached homes in coun...

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  • Q3 Average House Price Survey 2024

    18th February 2025

    A supply drought in Dublin has reignited the commuter property market as buyers battle to secure affordable family homes, the Q3 REA Average House Price Index has found. Frustration in the capital has led to the return of the previously unheated commuter market, which has risen by 2.9pc over the...

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  • Q2 Average House Price Survey 2024

    18th February 2025

    Tenants whose landlords are selling up are routinely paying 30,000 over guide price in a race to secure properties in Dublin before their leases expire, the Q2 REA Average House Price Index has found. The number of sales in the capital due to landlords leaving the market has risen six points to...

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  • Q1 Average House Price Survey 2024

    18th February 2025

    House price increases in lower-priced counties soared above the national average in the first three months of the year as buyers chase affordability, the Q1 REA Average House Price Index has found. The lowest housing supply in two decades has sparked significant price competition in counties suc...

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