Family homes up 11% in a year

The average price of a three bedroom semi-detached house has topped €221,000 — a 3.1% jump since June.

That’s according to the REA Average House Price Survey, which concentrates on the up-to-date actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home to give a real-time picture of the property market to the close of last week.

The study found that, over the past year, the average house price in the country rose by 11.2% — just under twice the 6% increase registered in the full year to September of 2016.