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The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, has described the publication of the National Housing Statement by the Housing Agency as an important indicator of housing supply and demand.
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland/ MSCI Irish Commercial Property Market Briefing - Offices Continue to Lead the Way in growth of Irish Property. Total returns from investment property hit 6.3% in the quarter to June 2015, rising above the 4.3% returned in the first quarter of 2015 due to strong investor demand both internationally and domestically.
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has welcomed new proposals from Dublin City Council which would permit the construction of smaller apartments. The SCSI said that increased flexibility around the standards would improve viability and help alleviate the shortage of housing and rented accommodation in the city.
The latest Guide to House Rebuilding Costs published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) shows that national average rebuild costs have increased by an average of 4% in 2015.
Over 30 professional bodies from around the world met last week at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. to launch a major initiative which seeks to create international standards in construction measurement.
The SCSI/Teagasc report on the 2014 land market shows a complex picture in terms of agricultural land prices movements in Ireland.
The new President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, has said the Society’s main focus must be on helping to resolve the housing supply issues which exist in several urban areas.
A new monitor of residential planning activity in the Dublin region across the 4 local authorities shows that there were 2,363 planning applications of 25+ unit schemes in the first quarter of the year.
Investment returns from Irish commercial property, as measured by the SCSI / IPD Ireland Quarterly Property Index, have cooled in the first quarter of 2015, as the market appears to be stabilising following the initial bounce-back recovery of 2014.
Construction sector output grew in volume terms by 10% in 2014 to €11 billion and is forecast to increase by almost 26% over the next two years according to a new report on the sector.
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has said many employers in the property and construction sector are having difficulty filling posts. The SCSI made the claim at the launch of its first ever TV ad campaign which will kick off this evening.
A report on the commercial property market shows that the office sector has been the main driver of an exceptional year of overall investment of €4.5bn in the commercial property sector and that the recovery is now beginning to spread from Dublin to regional centres.
