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Listen: Daft report sees house prices rise in the South East

Listen: Daft report sees house prices rise in the South East

A housing report published by Daft today sees a rise in house prices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and South Tipperary.

The first half of 2017 saw an average 8.8% rise in housing prices nationwide, whilst in the second half, prices saw almost no change in the average price.

In the South- East, Carlow prices have increased the most by 11.4% to an average of €174,046.

Meanwhile, the lowest rise in the region was in Tipperary with a 5% rise (average household cost €159,515).

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Waterford saw a rise of 6.9%, Kilkenny 7.3% and Wexford 9.1%

The full breakdown can be seen below.

Our news journalist Debbie Ridgard spoke to Ronan Lyons, an economist at Trinity College Dublin and author of the Daft report.

Listen here.

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