House prices are continuing to go up - but the rate at which they are increasing is slowing down.
That's according to the latest Residential Property Price Index, released by the Central Statistics Office earlier on Wednesday.
Property prices nationally have increased by 128.8% from their trough in early 2013. Dublin residential property prices have risen by 133.9% from their February 2012 low, whilst residential property prices in the Rest of Ireland are 132.8% higher than at the trough, which was in May 2013.
Key findings in the report included:
The national Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased by 10.8% in the 12 months to September 2022, with prices in Dublin rising by 9.4% and prices outside Dublin up by 11.9%.
In September 2022, 4,583 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, an increase of 6.5% compared with the 4,304 purchases in September 2021.
The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to September 2022 was €299,500.
The lowest median price for a house in the 12 months to September 2022 was €148,500 in Longford, while the highest median price was €615,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Commenting on the release, Viacheslav Voronovich, Statistician in the Prices Division, said: “Residential property prices rose by 10.8% in the last 12 months, down from 11.9% in the year to August 2022. In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 9.4%, while property prices outside Dublin were 11.9% higher than a year earlier.
"In Dublin, house prices increased by 9.8% and apartment prices were up by 7.5%. The highest house price growth in Dublin was in South Dublin at 11%, while Dublin City saw a rise of 9.2%.
"Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 12.1% and apartment prices rose by 9.7%. The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest rise in house prices was the West (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon) at 16.9%, while at the other end of the scale, the South-West (Cork, Kerry) saw a 9.5% rise.
"In September 2022, 4,583 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, an increase of 6.5% compared with the 4,304 purchases in September 2021.
"Households paid a median or mid-point price of €299,500 for a residential property in the 12 months to September 2022. The lowest median price paid for a dwelling was €148,500 in Longford, while the highest was €615,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
"The most expensive Eircode area over the last 12 months was A94 'Blackrock', with a median price of €725,000, while F35 'Ballyhaunis' was the least expensive at €125,000."
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