Fall in property sales in June amid static prices

The average price of a house in June was €250,500. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) residential property price index for June showed that 2,268 homes were filed with Revenue, a 33.1% decrease compared to the 3,391 purchases in June 2019. 

However, it was a 17% increase compared with the 1,937 purchases in May 2020, the CSO said.