The SCSI report includes an affordability analysis for a couple of middle earners looking to buy a home in commuter counties touching Dublin, and Cork. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA WireIrish property price growth will slow to 4 per cent this year, according to a nationwide survey of estate agents, most of whom see values plateauing soon following more than a dozen years of relentless gains. A poll of 200 agents found that 84 per cent believe that current residential prices are either expensive or very expensive. “Constrained supply is driving sustained house price growth and mounting affordability pressures for home buyers and renters,” said Gerard O’Toole, president of the SCSI. However, the couple could afford a house in Cork, with €7,000 of wriggle room against the median price of €490,000.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2026 06:41 UTC