Property Year In Review

Sherry FitzGerald: Housing reforms starting to gain traction in 2023

This year has seen a pick-up in commencements, as systematic reforms come into play to address future community needs for green, sustainable homes and infrastructure, writes Ivan Gaine of Sherry FitzGerald

Sherry FitzGerald is handling sales at Woodbrook in Shankill in south Dublin, a new development from Castlethorn of three, four and five-bedroom houses, apartments and duplex homes with a ‘home for every stage of life’

This year has been an extraordinarily interesting year in the new homes market.

Housing output and delivery is not just a function of market forces but also the forces of a new housing ‘system’ in which policy and politics play a key role in ongoing reforms. These are beginning to have a positive impact, with a pick-up in commencements evident recently.

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