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Rent freezes
The IMF is warning that the government’s two-year rent freeze could have undesirable effects – such as stopping developers from building new properties, and thereby putting even more pressure on the current housing situation.
New social housing in Dublin
There are 44 new social housing units for north Dublin on the way. There will be 31 three-bed and 13 four-bed houses at the development in Waterville, Dublin 15. They will have the latest energy efficient technologies such as solar panels.
Additionally, Minister Alan Kelly says that 200 social houses will be built this year in total, ‘significantly higher’ than the 20 built in the first half of 2015.
Michael Jordan is selling his Chicago mansion – fancy a look inside? It’s on the market for almost $15 million (€13,846,000) – a steal.
All photos The Agency Real Estate via Business Insider.
The Daft.ie Report came out this week and showed that rents jumped significantly in the run up to the two-year rent freeze, with Galway and Cork having their biggest increases in at least 10 years.
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