Price of second-hand homes grew by 6.8% in 2025 as 'housing emergency persists'

Sherry Fitzgerald report highlights imbalance between supply and demand

Marian Finnegan, CEO, Sherry FitzGerald. 'The housing emergency persists, and 2026 will be a critical year in assessing the effectiveness of recent legislative and policy reforms,' said Ms Finnegan.

The average value of second-hand homes nationwide grew by 6.8% in 2025 – slower than 2024 but continuing to highlight the “imbalance between housing supply and demand”, a new report shows.

In its final housing report of the year, Sherry Fitzgerald said on Wednesday that while the average price for second-hand homes in Ireland had slowed from 7.2% in 2024, price inflation remains resilient.