The tracker mortgage scandal has shattered lives and inflicted “huge human suffering and cost”, according to the Minister for Finance.

The Residential Tenancies Board has been given new powers to address improper conduct by landlords under the Residential Tenancies Act.

Sales of houses across the province continued to grow in 2018, especially in urban areas, writes Tommy Barker.

Homeowners in a complex where fire safety deficiencies have been discovered will have to pay up to €50,000 per home for remedial work, the Irish Examiner has learned.

There is no mistaking the setting of Cork’s Barnstead House — the views from inside and out are dominated by the steeple and finials of the 1820s-built limestone St Michael’s Church, writes Tommy Barker.

Tommy Barker says the familiar addresses, predictable locations pulled the big money out of the bag in 2018. Here are the tops...

Housebuilder Bellway has shrugged off easing property prices and surging costs to post a hike in profits, but cautioned over a Brexit risk to the peak selling season.

With delectable views over Dunmanus Bay, this Durrus double delight is located in a walkers’ paradise, Tommy Barker reports.

Tommy Barker reports on the new phase of Drakes Point in the flourishing Cork Harbour town.

Rising house prices with no end in sight will lead to buyers being priced out of the market, according to experts.

Ten years on, Catherine McAuliffe reflects on the property crash of 2007, and on its roots in the 1990s.

Despite a demographic bulge in housing demand, and demand and supply imbalance, house sales dipped in 2017, says Tommy Barker.

Cork is well placed to greatly increase the number of new homes it can deliver, writes Paul Hannon.

Kya deLongchamps on the confusing whirl of energy upgrades in the home.

House prices nationally over the last year have risen by more than €50 on average every day, according to the latest House Price Report released today by Daft.ie.

“It’s still not clear who is going to build them,”

Consumers are still failing to tap any feel good factor about their personal finances and are reluctant to make expensive purchases despite the continuing growth of the economy and lower unemployment, according to a leading survey.

The British government has said that it was incorrect to infer that its ‘Help-to-Buy’ scheme, aimed at boosting home ownership, would be cancelled after a review of the programme.

The accuracy of figures used by officials to assess the depth of the housing crisis has again been called into question by the chief economist at Goodbody after an authoritative private survey suggested a lot fewer homes were under construction than currently thought.

There are more people approved for mortgages than there will be new houses for them to buy.

Weak supply is boosting Irish property prices, according to a new report.

A key survey tracking Irish construction appears to suggest there is finally some momentum behind building new homes.

Israel has approved plans for hundreds of new housing units for Jewish settlers in the West Bank, according to reports, prompting a swift condemnation from the White House.

House sellers are being encouraged to get their properties market-ready in time for the traditional summer peak of activity.

Making homes affordable is a key part of easing the housing crisis according to the Housing Agency.

The ESRI has warned there will not be enough houses built to meet demand until the year 2018 at the earliest.

There has been an increase of almost a quarter in the number of planning permissions granted.

The Government’s plans for 500 modular homes for the homeless may face objections according to an opposition TD.

Houses are priced from €40,000 individually, or in one case four one-bed Cobh apartments for €40,000 for four, all-in, or six two-beds for offers over €180,000 in Castlemartyr, in the forthcoming DNG Cork auction November 10. 

British house prices rose strongly in August, pushed up by a lack of property coming onto the market, according to two surveys published yesterday, adding urgency to a push by the UK government to encourage more house-building.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s refusal to grant planning permission to build 164 houses in South County Dublin is to be challenged in the High Court.

Plans for a development of more than 30 new homes in the southside suburbs of Cork have been lodged.

Residents in an estate in a north Cork town have spoken of their relief that six dangerous houses have finally been sealed off.

A development plan for Cork has identified land in the city that is suitable for the production of nearly 20,000 houses. The bulk of the land is available in the redeveloped docklands and Port of Cork area in Tivoli.

The rate at which homes are being repossessed has increased by more than 500% since last year.

The State needs to double the rate of private house building and build the right homes where people need them, the housing minister has said.

The cost of a home in Dublin may soon be beyond those on average incomes, a new study shows.