Less than 2% of the capital’s stock of Grade A office accommodation is idle, as the particularly strong take-up seen over the past 18 months continues unabated.

Signs of the re-emergence of the commercial property sector which have been evident in Dublin are finally beginning to appear in other regions as the pace of provincial transactions starts to gather pace.

A commercial real estate expert has claimed the RTÉ show which predicted the crash was “scaremongering” and the much maligned “soft landing” could have happened if the global economic crisis did not occur.

Rents for prime Dublin office space could climb to €600 per square metre within the next year, according to a commercial property researcher.

The death of a baby is treated far differently now than in times past when mums were often kept away from the burial, says Helen O’Callaghan

Activity in the commercial property sector reached exceptionally high levels in the summer and is expected to escalate as vendors scramble to take advantage of the soon-to-expire capital gains tax waiver, introduced as part of Budget 2012.

Rising rents, falling vacancy rates and supply shortages characterise the Dublin commercial property market, according to figures released yesterday.

Ireland’s commercial property sector is set to grow significantly this year, with the equivalent of more than half of 2013’s total investment having already been spent in the first quarter of this year.

Property consultant CBRE predicts that recovery in commercial property sales will spread from Dublin to the rest of the country this year.

A marked return of cranes to the Dublin skyline and a 15% jump in prime office rents are anticipated this year, as momentum picks up in the commercial property market.

Owners of buy-to-let properties are unwilling to sell for anything less than what they paid for them, according to research.

There are definite signs of improvement in the retail property sector despite actual consumer spending levels remaining volatile.

The high levels of investment activity already seen in the Irish commercial property sector this year, are expected to continue during the autumn months, with transactional activity involving pubs and hotels set to figure strongly.

The landmark CHQ building in the IFSC was sold by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority yesterday as it was revealed that over €100m of commercial property has changed hands in Ireland each month so far this year.

Rents for the best Dublin offices have risen for the first time since the property crash cut some commercial real estate values by more than half, the latest data from property consultant CBRE shows.

An increase in the number of hotels coming up for sale is set to be one of the key trends of the property sector this year, according to international commercial property consultancy CBRE.

Irish property investors offloaded nearly €700m worth of commercial property in the UK in the first six months of 2012.

More than a third of people have no mortgage debt attached to their home.

New directions for physical planning of the built environment post-Mahon Report, along with the future of the country’s ghost and unfinished estates, will come under a planners’ spotlight at month’s end.

A sharp drop in commercial property values has put Dublin back in the top 10 European city radar for investors.

The commercial property market is predicted to stabilise this year.

Property consultants CBRE have welcomed the Government's decision not to review rent review provisions in existing business leases in today's Budget.

Sale prices were due to market cycle rather than strategy, writes Marie Hunt

THE ongoing issue of rental pressure on retailers needs to be resolved between landlords, their tenants and their banks rather than government, according to the Irish division of international commercial property consultants, CB Richard Ellis.

THIS year is expected to see “a notable improvement” in both transaction volumes and values for commercial property — albeit more so in Dublin than elsewhere aroundthe country.

THE latest analysis of the Irish commercial property market suggests tentative signs of a pick-up are starting to emerge.

OFFICE space in Dublin is as much as 60% more expensive than Cork and Belfast, but Ireland’s low corporation tax rates means companies are still being attracted to the capital.

MORE than €100 million was invested in the Irish commercial property market during the first half of this year – about €10m more than the levels for the whole of last year and highlighting a potential recovery in the sector.

DUBLIN’S office market has shown signs of a pick-up since the low point of the start of this year – and the trend is towards a larger number of small lettings.

COMMERCIAL property values in Ireland will drop further before the level of transaction activity in the market improves.

BUSINESSES are putting expansion and relocation plans on hold until the economic downturn passes.

TAX harmonisation could be the biggest threat to the Irish office market.

Property consultants CB Richard Ellis today launched its predictions for all sectors of the Irish property market in 2008.

OFFICIAL figures that show that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of unoccupied homes over the past five years are likely to raise further unease about house prices and activity in the construction industry.

Some property analysts have today described last night's TV documentary about a possible crash in the housing market as “sensationalist” and “irresponsible”.

A new report on the future of the Irish property market has been released today.

There has been a major uplift in activity in the Dublin office market sector of the property market in recent months, according to a report released today by Property consultants CB Richard Ellis.

HOMEOWNERS are facing another hike in mortgage repayments after the European Central Bank (ECB) voted to increased interest rates.

Rose Martin says the future is looking good for the housing market.

PROPERTY investors got a soft landing yesterday with a three-year phased removal of tax reliefs, instead of them being axed next July as previously expected.

ABOLITION of the Groceries Order could seriously damage the Irish retail landscape top economists warned last night.

Developers and investors in residential and commercial property markets expect the current building boom to continue, at least in the short term, according to a survey conducted at the Ulster Bank CBRE Gunne Property Conference 2005 this week.

IRISH investors ploughed €4.8 billion into European properties last year, becoming the third biggest force in cross-border property investment after the Germans and Americans.

Irish people were third-largest investors in commercial property abroad last year, according to a commercial real estate company.