House price inflation is at its lowest level since August 2013.

House prices outside Dublin continue to rise, in some cases by double digits, but not as fast as expected.

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that house prices have gone up by 3.1% in the 12 months up to April.

Central Bank rules mean people can't borrow more than three and a half times their salary.

Residential property prices increased by 4.3% nationwide in the year to February.

US housebuilding tumbled to a more than two-year low in December as construction of single and multi-family housing declined, the latest indication that the economy had lost momentum in the fourth quarter.

The Government’s housing policies risk failing to cope with the growing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit and must be scrapped immediately in favour of “more dynamic thinking” from officials.

There was a slight increase in activity in the residential property market in Cork last year, with the total number of houses and apartment sales up 1.4%.

Property prices nationally have experienced their lowest annual rise in over 2 years, with prices growing by 7.1 percent in the year to November.

Asking prices for new homes are expected to rise by 5% this year — despite a slight drop in the final three months of 2018.

House prices in Dublin have reached critical levels however there is still room for them to rise elsewhere in the country.

House prices look like they will continue to rise next year, but they are beginning to moderate.