Government offers 'confusion rather than clarity' on housing targets as prices continue to surge, report says

House prices are up 9.2% in Cork, and 11.2% in Waterford.

House prices have surged to the highest level in eight years, as Government policy offers “confusion rather than clarity” on how Ireland can build the homes it needs, a damning new report has said.

The latest Daft.ie house price report found the typical listed price for a home in the first three months of this year was €346,048, more than 11% higher than the same period last year, and 35% higher than at the start of the pandemic.