Budget 2017: Massive spike in online search follows buyers' boost

Housing website Daft.ie records 130 per cent surge in traffic

Surge in home searches Pic: Pixabay

Searches for new homes surged on Tuesdayfollowing the budget announcement of help to buy for first-time buyers.

That's according to property website Daft.ie which recorded a 130 per cent increase in traffic.

It follows yesterday'sBudget 2017 headline items for house-buyers, which include

- A 50 per cent increase in the overall housing budget to €1.2 billion next year

- A new first time buyers scheme that will give people five per cent of ...