Irish Examiner view: Future of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael could hang on housing

Sinn Féin is gaining ground with younger voters who want affordable homes and rent control

Bay Meadows housing development in Dublin 15, where all 112 houses were bought by a global investment company. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Proposals to restrict investment funds block-buying new housing developments are due to go to Cabinet today. 

It follows over two weeks of political pressure after it emerged that an entire estate in Maynooth had been bought up by such a fund.