27,000 homes estimated to be built this year, "substantially below" housing need

Analysis of housing commencements and planning permissions by Goodbody forecasts that 27,000 homes will be completed in 2023, down from 30,000 last year.

The number of housing commencements across the country has been “flatlining” in recent months, as financial services firm Goodbody forecasts that 27,000 homes will be completed this year, “substantially below” the country’s estimated housing need. Picture: PA

The number of housing commencements across the country has been “flatlining” in recent months, as financial services firm Goodbody forecasts that 27,000 homes will be completed this year, “substantially below” the country’s estimated housing need.

Analysis of housing commencements and planning permissions in Goodbody’s Irish Housing Chartbook for March of this year forecasts that 27,000 homes will be completed in 2023, down from 30,000 last year.