DUBLIN: House prices in Ireland rose by 4.6 per cent in the first three months of this year, according to the latest report from property website daft.ie. It contrasts with a 1 per cent fall in the final three months of 2014.
However, for the first time in nearly four years, the growth in Dublin prices was lower than elsewhere in the State. Prices in Dublin are now 2.9 per cent higher than in late 2014, whereas outside Dublin prices rose by 5.9 per cent in the same three-month period.
In Cork, prices increased by 7.2 per cent, while in Galway and Limerick they rose by 6.8 per cent and 6.7 per cent respectively. In Waterford, the increase was 4.9 per cent, while outside the cities the average increase was 5.8 per cent.
