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ESRI: Fewer house builds due to economic shockwaves

The Covid-19 economic shockwaves will mean house builds will fall far short of what is required this year and next, storing up more problems for prices and rents in an already dysfunctional property market, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned.

ESRI: Fewer house builds due to economic shockwaves

Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 01:00

Eamon Quinn

A construction site entrance sign in Co. Cork. Picture Denis Minihane.

The Covid-19 economic shockwaves will mean house builds will fall far short of what is required this year and next, storing up more problems for prices and rents in an already dysfunctional property market, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned.

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