House prices up 9.5% but surge is beginning to slow, says Daft.ie

The report says that prices in Cork were 9.4% higher than a year previously, rising to almost €331,000, while prices in Limerick City were up 11.1% to just under €250,500. File Picture

The average house price nationally is almost €312,000, 9.5% higher compared to the same period last year, but the surge in prices is beginning to slow.

Those are some of the findings from Daft.ie's latest housing sales report, which also showed the price hikes percentages were much higher in Cork, Limerick, Waterford, and Galway compared to Dublin.