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Home-price growth slowed to 8% in February

The annual rate of growth in residential-property prices slowed again in February, according to the latest official figures.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said that prices in the 12 months to February rose by 8% – down from 8.2% in January and the slowest rate of growth since April last year.

In Dublin, prices increased at an annual rate of 7.1%, while prices outside of Dublin grew by 8.7%.

The median price of a home purchased during this period was €360,000.

Highest growth in border region

In Dublin, house prices rose by 7.7% over the year, while apartments saw an 5.3% increase. Fingal had the highest growth in house prices (9%).

Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 9% and apartment prices rose by 4.9%.

The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) at 13.4%.

There were 3,245 home purchases filed with Revenue in February – a 2.5% drop compared with February 2024.