Construction Builders hope raised cap on affordable housing scheme will support house pricesNew figures show construction activity fell in January, but industry figures hope changes will support house building
Affordable housing Unlocking the state’s new shared equity schemeFollowing last week’s launch of the First Home scheme, real estate agency Auctioneera has prepared a guide and a useful calculator for first-time buyers looking to avail of it
Property inflation will limit state’s shared equity schemeA review by this newspaper of new-build homes currently on the market has shown that there is a dearth of properties that will be accessible through the First Home affordable purchase shared equity scheme because market prices already exceed the affordable housing caps
Cairn Homes chief: Ireland is a country that ‘doesn’t support builders’Senior members of IIP accused department of ‘locking out’ prospective homeowners from market and not supporting builders
Department of Housing officials warned shared equity scheme would hike up house pricesThe comments, contained in internal documents, are likely to increase the pressure on Darragh O'Brien, the Housing Minister
Ivan Gaine: Shared equity proposal can alleviate housing messThere’s no silver bullet to the current crisis, but the shared equity initiative would make a meaningful difference to aspiring first-time buyers
Housing Agency head believes affordable housing scheme is more sustainable in long run€75m scheme to allow 2,000 people a year buy new homes criticised by opposition and ESRI as potentially driving up house prices
Opposition to state’s €75m shared equity scheme growsEstate agents and TDs point to the failure of a similar plan in Britain which forced prices up rather than benefiting buyers
