Articles: honest guides to what Irish homes actually sell for
Everything we publish about Irish property prices starts from the official record: the Residential Property Price Register, every stamp-duty filing since 2010, published weekly by the PSRA. Sold prices, the VAT gap on new builds, messy addresses, stamp duty and what the register leaves out, explained plainly.
- Pricing8 min
How to check what a house sold for in Ireland
Irish sale prices are public, free and reach back to 2010. Where the file comes from, what a row holds, and why a new build reads lower than it sold for.
Updated: 2026-08-21
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The Property Price Register explained
A tax by-product that became the country best price record. Its statutory basis, its seven useful fields, and the long list of things it does not hold.
Updated: 2026-08-21
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Why Property Price Register figures look odd
Most strange rows have dull explanations: VAT on new builds, free text addresses, non market transfers and a date that is later than the deal.
Updated: 2026-08-21
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Asking price vs sold price in Ireland
The asking price is public, the sale agreed figure never is, and the register arrives months later. How to compare the two you can see without fooling yourself.
Updated: 2026-08-21
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Valuing a home from register comparables
Six steps from a list of closings to a defensible number, including where to find the floor area the register does not hold and when to stop and pay a valuer.
Updated: 2026-08-28
- Process8 min
Stamp duty in Ireland: how it works when you buy
The mechanism is stable even though the rates are not. How the charge is built, who files it, and why it is the reason the register exists at all.
Updated: 2026-09-13
- Process7 min
How long until a sale appears on the register
Weekly updates do not mean instant publication. The chain from closing day to a published row, and why the most recent weeks always look quieter than they are.
Updated: 2026-09-14
- Neighborhoods8 min
Researching an area before you buy in Dublin
Postal districts, routing keys and four local authorities inside one county field. A working method for reading a Dublin road from the price register.
Updated: 2026-09-15
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How to read Irish house price trends
The register is transaction evidence, not an index. Mix, VAT and filing lag all move a raw median, which is why the official index exists.
Updated: 2026-09-16
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New build or second hand: what the register shows
One flag on a row changes what its price means. How to convert a VAT exclusive new build figure properly, and why subtracting 13.5 per cent is the wrong move.
Updated: 2026-09-17
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Why the register has no floor area or Eircode
A price with no size is a number without a denominator. Why the two most useful fields are missing, and the Irish sources that fill the gap.
Updated: 2026-09-18
- Process8 min
Auction or private treaty: how each shows up
The register never says how a house was sold. What changes between the two routes, what each leaves behind, and how to use auction results as evidence.
Updated: 2026-09-19
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Dublin sold prices by area 2026: Property Price Register medians
The 60 busiest Dublin areas ranked by median price on the Property Price Register, with the dearest, the cheapest and the busiest, and what a five-year median hides.
Updated: 2026-10-15
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Cork sold prices by area 2026: city, harbour and county towns
The register files every Cork sale under County Cork, so one table mixes city districts and county towns. Five-year medians for the 60 busiest places, with a closer look at the harbour towns.
Updated: 2026-10-17
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Property Price Register not working: what to try first
Most failed searches on the official register come down to exact-text matching, a 250 row ceiling and a year box that quietly changes the result. What we saw when we tested it.
Updated: 2026-10-19
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Galway sold prices by area: what the register shows
Median sold prices for 42 County Galway areas, with the number of sales behind each one and a plain warning about which medians rest on few sales.
Updated: 2026-10-21
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Limerick sold prices by area, from Adare to Kilfinane
Among the 42 busiest listed areas, Adare's median is 3.75 times Kilfinane's. County Limerick area by area, with the sale counts behind every figure.
Updated: 2026-10-23