Top finance official raises risks to public finances from surge in housing body deals
Approved Housing Bodies had €7bn of borrowings at the end of last year on €8.3bn of housing stock
Housing Finance Agency
Housing Finance Agency approvals increase by 200% in first six months of 2024
Agency provides loans to approved housing bodies and local authorities to build social and affordable homes
State must be ‘welcoming’ to foreign investors to meet €20bn housing cost, Minister says
Government is targeting 50,000 homes a year, says Michael McGrath
Ireland’s housing budget: How the State is now spending more than €8bn to address the crisis
State spending on a range of housing initiatives has risen significantly in recent years as the pressure is on to increase housing supply
Government prepares €500m ‘backstop’ loan for Land Development Agency
Critical housing body needs temporary loan because original €1.25bn budget is nearly fully committed
Housing crisis remains daunting despite hopeful data
Despite the influx of supply over the past year, affordability is still the defining issue in the market
Minister bullish on 2023 social housing targets despite scepticism
Lending by Housing Finance Agency up 4.5% in first half of year
‘I never imagined such places existed’: What’s it like living in a converted office block?
Springville House in Cork, the former headquarters of Pettit Consulting Engineers, has been transformed into a ‘cosy and comfortable’ living space
Brianna Parkins: Building your own home can save money but is not for the faint-hearted
Compliance and cost issues can easily emerge if you are not familiar with construction, architect warns
Private sector delivering more than seven in 10 new social homes, department figures show
Some 72 per cent of social homes delivered in the first nine months of last year came via turnkey or Part V purchases
Social housing projects at risk as State agency hikes lending rates
Housing bodies say higher borrowing costs will stop some new projects being built
Micheál Martin has not had the best run of luck as taoiseach
Inside Politics: When it looked like sunshine was breaking through, another crisis hit
Ecologist Yvonne Buckley named Irish Research Council researcher of the year
Prof Buckley’s work focuses on growth, reproduction and survival of plants and animals
Changes being made to rental market ‘will endure’, says Minister
No fear that new regulations will be undermined by big investors, insists O’Brien
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