Monitor the confidence and health of the Irish residential property market using transaction volumes, new dwelling completions, and housing supply starts — updated monthly from PPR and DHPLG data.
Source: CSO / Department of Housing
Indicative trend only. Live data from CSO / Department of Housing being integrated.
New dwelling completions measure the number of residential units finished and ready for occupation in each quarter, as tracked by the CSO and the Department of Housing. Ireland's long-running supply deficit — with completions running well below demographic demand for much of the 2010s — is a structural driver of persistent price and rent inflation.
Investors track completions at county level to assess where new supply is entering the market. High completions relative to household formation can signal potential price softening; low completions in high-demand areas reinforce the supply constraints that underpin rental yields. The Housing for All targets provide a useful benchmark for expected future supply delivery.