Surge in number of houses for sale as recovery spreads from Dublin

There is a surge in the number of houses for sale as owners look to take advantage of rising prices for the first time since the bubble burst.

This is according to the latest research by Daft.ie, which has chimed with a similar survey from its rival Myhome.ie. Both show that the well-publicised recovery in the Dublin market has spread to the commuter counties and Cork.

Average asking prices across Ireland rose by 5.5% but, consistent with other figures, this was heavily skewed by increases of more than 20% in almost all categories in the active Dublin area.