House price inflation may slow this year

HAS a corner been turned in the supply of new homes?

Latest figures suggest the gap between supply and demand may be closing, which should help peg price inflation in the year ahead after 15% price growth last year.

And, an inventory of zoned serviced land shows 12,200 hectares of land capable of yielding 328,000 house units, with scope for 96,000 units in Dublin, 37,000 in Cork, 16,000 in Galway, 19,000 in Limerick and 15,000 in Waterford.