Comments on: IRISH HOUSING: READY TO FALL

By: tara-foundation.org » Blog Archive » New Housing Developments Proposed for Meath when at least 220,000 Houses and Apartments lie vacant across Ireland

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:29:25 +0000

[…] (Irish Housing: Watching a Fat Man Dance, August 18th 2007, Conor McCabe). Dublin Opinion Blog http://dublinopinion.com/2007/08/18/irish-housing-watching-a-fat-man-dance/ […]

By: Dublin Opinion » Blog Archive » CROSS-EYED PROPERTY MESSAGES FROM IRISH TIMES

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:24:12 +0000

[…] Laura Slattery also tells us that “Nobody knows how many unsold or abandoned houses and apartments there are dotted around the country, but at the last count there were at least 45,000 second-hand homes for sale.” Not exactly correct. We have a fair estimate as to the size of empty housing in Ireland - thanks to the 2006 census, and the dichotomy between housing construction and actual households in the state. for more, see here. […]

By: Dublin Opinion » Blog Archive » MAINSTREAM MEDIA COMES OUT SMELLING OF CEMENT

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:03:07 +0000

[…] and yet the Irish Independent did not feel it newsworthy until today. We also covered the amount of empty housing units in the major cities as well. . The newspaper said that it was made aware of the figures by Fine Gael TD, Brian Hayes. […]

By: Dublin Opinion » Blog Archive » HOOKE AND MCDONALD: TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:28:47 +0000

[…] fact is that for the last ten years supply has far outstripped demand. The mortgage market in Ireland dried up around June 2006 because mortgages become completely […]

By: CLASS IN IRELAND: AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL | Irish Election

CLASS IN IRELAND: AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL | Irish Election — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:54:10 +0000

[…] having experienced a glut of housing, Ireland has seen the interests of the vast majority of the country decimated by […]

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Dublin Opinion · CLASS IN IRELAND: AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:56:38 +0000

[…] having experienced a glut of housing, Ireland has seen the interests of the vast majority of the country decimated by […]

By: John

John — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:42:58 +0000

Great analysis of the figures - they are hard to believe. I know where I live there are plenty of unsols houses - yet more are being built nearby! House prices need to fall and the media need to stop saing it is a bad thing when they do fall. I pity the next generation of home buyers trying to get a mortgage if prices don’t come down.