- Read more: Economic policy issues in the Irish housing market
The Central Bank of Ireland has published: “Economic Policy Issues in the Irish Housing Market”. The article highlights the importance of policy interventions that aim to close the gap between affordability and viability, through reducing the cost of delivering housing instead of enabling higher prices, which are ultimately borne by new households. The report is…
- Read more: Boosting Ireland’s Housing Supply: Modern Methods of Construction
This report investigates the potential of modern methods of construction (MMC) to significantly boost housing supply. It highlights progress under the MMC roadmap, an important and ambitious State policy designed to achieve greater adoption of MMC, which is of a high quality and complies with Building Regulations, in public housing delivery and in the housing…
- Read more: Rise in Housing Supply: Planning, Completions and Purchases
There have been substantial increases in indicators of housing activity in recent years. The number of residential planning approvals increased from almost 1,556 in 2013 to 6,934 in 2017 and to over 12,500 in 2019 (Q4).
