Property
# property - Saturday 21 July, 2012
# property - Friday 20 July, 2012
Look inside: Barack Obama’s student flat is up for rent
The US president’s tiny old apartment in New York is available. Let’s have a nosey around, shall we?
# property - Thursday 19 July, 2012
# property - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Video: How to turn a tiny apartment into 24 rooms
OKay, not at all the same time but this shape-shifting flat in Hong Kong could be just the solution for New York project.
# property - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Cannabis, beer and T-bills: the week in stats
How high is Europe’s tallest building? And how many cannabis plants were seized by gardaí last year?
# property - Thursday 5 July, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…
# property - Monday 2 July, 2012
The maps that explain the state of Ireland’s property market right now
Researchers at AIRO have put together the maps which show average prices and rents for more than 1,000 areas across the country over the past five years.
Poll: Have you paid the Household Charge?
The first letters reminding householders to pay the charge have been sent out. Have you paid?
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things to know this morning…
House prices still dropping around most of the country (but Dublin is levelling off)
Two new reports out this morning from Daft.ie and MyHome.ie show that the national average asking price for a home is now around €170,000.
# property - Friday 29 June, 2012
National Irish to seek 100 job cuts as 27 branches close
The Danish-owned bank is shutting its branch network and will now serve customers new seven-day operations.
# property - Thursday 28 June, 2012
Ghost estate turned into outdoor art exhibition
What would you do with Ireland’s ghost estates?
New mortgage-to-rent scheme could help up to 3,500 families
The scheme will be available nationally to families on low incomes in houses less than €220,000.
# property - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
# property - Monday 25 June, 2012
Residential property prices record first monthly increase for five years
The CSO’s Residential Property Price Index shows prices increasing – but they’re still at only half of their peak value.
# property - Friday 22 June, 2012
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know this morning…
Cash buyer says NAMA taking too long to release properties
Proinsias O Naraigh posted an ad in the Irish Times looking for six to 12 unit apartment block – because he says he got tired of waiting for NAMA to sort out paperwork.
# property - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Bill to repeal household charge to be debated in the Dáil tonight
The bill is being proposed by Sinn Féin but will almost certainly be defeated by the government when it goes to a vote tomorrow.
Pics: Fancy a house sitting on a volcano?
Okay, it’s an inactive volcano but still…
If demand to buy houses rises, shortage in cities could see price surge – ESRI
A new report ESRI says that housing stock in some urban areas is low enough that an upturn in the economy and demand to buy could see prices rise.
# property - Monday 18 June, 2012
Keaveney concerned about proposals to collect property tax via PAYE
The Labour party chairman has raised concerns over suggestions that the new tax could be deducted directly from PAYE workers’ pay packets – saying these type of workers are unlikely to own multiple properties.
# property - Saturday 16 June, 2012
Moody’s says house prices to fall by a further 20 per cent
The ratings agency also says that the Irish economy will only grow by 0.2 per cent in 2012.
# property - Friday 15 June, 2012
5 properties to view in…Clontarf and Killester
Sherry FitzGerald picks five homes you can see this weekend.
# property - Thursday 14 June, 2012
Westlife’s Shane Filan declared bankrupt in the UK
The 32-year-old singer suffered huge losses after buying property in Ireland at the height of the boom.
# property - Monday 11 June, 2012
Fewer houses for sale in Dublin that at any other time in last five years
Real-estate firm Savills says that the average number of houses for sale in Dublin has fallen by 30 per cent in the last year.
# property - Friday 8 June, 2012
5 properties to view in… Dublin 15
Sherry FitzGerald picks five homes you can see this weekend.
Wallace may face Dáil censure – and could lose seat after court action
The Wexford TD could either face bankruptcy action or a criminal prosecution – both of which would see him quit the Dáil.
# property - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Technical Group colleagues condemn Wallace but won’t call on him to resign
Independent TDs and the United Left Alliance have criticised the Wallace after he admitted evading VAT.
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
NAMA and Lloyds to sell iconic Battersea Power Station site for £400m
Chelsea FC has been beaten as preferred bidder for the iconic property and 15-hectare site.
# property - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Slight fall in rate of decline in house building
New figures show a rise in the number of people applying for an extension of their original planning application.
# property - Friday 1 June, 2012
FitzPatrick, Bradshaw and ministers could be forced to address TDs on Docklands debacle
The Public Accounts Committee chairman says he has the power to compel people to attend meetings if he deems it necessary.
# property - Thursday 31 May, 2012
C&AG report questions decisions made by DDDA in bid for Glass Bottle site
Report highlights Dublin Dockland Development Authority’s involvement in record bid for property now valued at €45m.
Dublin Docklands Development Authority to be wound up, says Hogan
Minister says C&AG’s “damning” report on the DDDA means a standalone authority is no longer “a viable vehicle”.
Central Bank agrees deal to buy unfinished Anglo HQ
Building that became icon of the boom and bust is to finally become a banking headquarters.
Household loans and mortgage lending down in April
Latest figures from the Central Bank show that the level of lending to Irish households continued to decline last month.
# property - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Foreign aid, college fees and pregnancies: the week in statistics
How much will the US’s aid cuts to Pakistan really matter? And just how many priests have been connected with abuse allegations?
# property - Friday 25 May, 2012
5 properties to view in… Dublin 16
Sherry FitzGerald picks five homes you can see this weekend.
# property - Thursday 24 May, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…






















































