Urban-Rural Housing Divide Widens

The housing market is splitting in two: cities like Dublin are cooling with slowing price hikes and even slight dips, while the countryside—especially Munster and Connacht-Ulster—is booming with double-digit gains. Urban areas are seeing supply inch back toward pre-pandemic levels, but rural regions remain starved of homes, with new builds alone not enough to fix the crunch. Experts say the real solution lies in more homeowners selling their properties to unlock the second-hand market. Nationally, prices remain elevated at around 445,000 euro for a three-bedroom semi, but the stark regional divide reveals a complex, uneven recovery. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/130bdb5ff53a1548