By Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist, Director, Research; Eoin Lynch, Junior Economist, Researcher
2017 saw a sustained ascent in residential property prices in Ireland. Nationally, second-hand house prices grew by 8.4% during 2017, up from 5.2% in 2016. Price inflation took place at a marginally quicker rate in Dublin compared with the rest of the country, with prices in the capital increasing by 8.8%, in comparison to 7.9% outside of Dublin.