DUBLIN auctioneer Douglas Newman Good is launching a new nationwide franchise operation with the aim of knocking Sherry Fitzgerald from its number one slot.

Douglas Newman Good (DNG) has launched a nationwide marketing campaign to encourage estate agents to join its network, as part of the company's expansion plans.

Estate agents Douglas Newman Good has appointed Michael Glynn as partner with responsibility for expanding the DNG residential branch network in Ireland.

There has been a slight reduction in the rate of increase of Dublin house prices.

THE pace of house price growth is set to slow over the remainder of the year but lower interest rates and sheer demand will ensure valuations will continue to rise, experts believe.

House prices in Dublin have increased by 13.6% in the last 12 months, according to figures published today by Douglas Newman Good auctioneers.