Fewer than 20,000 properties for sale, the lowest number in 14 years

Prices remain largely stable in most parts of the country, with the average home now selling for some €260,000, according to the latest Daft.ie property report. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

The number of properties listed for sale in August is at its lowest ebb in some 14 years as the Covid-19 pandemic impacts the market.

There were fewer than 20,000 homes listed for sale on August 1, the lowest August total since 2006, and a 22% collapse on the same date last year.