House price inflation eases
Summary
Newstalk Breakfast discusses recent Irish house price trends with Roland Lyons, author of the Daft.ie report. While national price growth has slowed to 3%, roughly half the previous year's rate, Lyons notes that affordability remains a critical issue due to tight supply. The conversation highlights that market heat is cooling, evidenced by a drop in the gap between listing and transaction prices, though pockets like Waterford still see high inflation. Lyons also promotes his upcoming book, *Brittle*, scheduled for release on October 1st.
Topics discussed
QVC shopping and special values promotion
Introduction to house price report and guest
Slowing rate of price increases in Connacht and Ulster
Inflation halving and tight supply in Dublin and Leinster
Measuring market heat via listed vs transaction price
Demand softening due to political and economic uncertainty
Waterford's high inflation rate discussion
High inflation in cheaper markets like Waterford and Longford
Mixed market trends and pockets of high second-hand increases
Guest sign-off and show outro
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