Residential property prices up 3.6% on last yearBy Cillian Sherlock, PAThe rate of average residential property price increases has eased to 3.6 per cent in the year to the end of April, according to the latest national price index from the Central Statistics Office. The CSO’s residential property index showed that prices in Dublin rose by 1.0 per cent and prices outside Dublin by 5.6 per cent in the 12 months up to the end of April. Commenting on the release, CSO statistician Viacheslav Voronovich said: “In Dublin, house prices increased by 1.1 per cent and apartment prices were up by 0.9 per cent. “Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 5.9 per cent and apartment prices rose by 1.8 per cent. The Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) is designed to measure the change in the average level of prices paid by households for residential properties sold in Ireland.

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2023 12:44 UTC