Property prices show slight rise in April

Property prices rose by just 0.6% in April, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The CSO said prices are up 15.8% when compared to April of last year, and the figures show that the increases continue to be larger in Dublin compared to the rest of the country.

In Dublin house prices rose by 1.0% in April, compared to just 0.3% in the rest of the country. Prices are up 20.2% year-on-year in Dublin and 11.4% in the rest of the country for the same period.