Mel Reynolds

UAE's property sector faces reckoning after Iran strikes The UAE's years-long property boom faces its first real test after Iranian missile strikes shattered the Gulf's safe-haven aura, rattling investors and exposing how heavily Dubai ​and Abu Dhabi rely o...

UAE's property sector faces reckoning after Iran strikes - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Thought provoking read

“More than half the weather stations countrywide recorded above-average rainfall but nationally, the figure worked out at 20 per cent above average as most of the heavy rain was concentrated along the east coast.” @irishtimes.com

What an amazing room

Energy poverty Chief Executive of Energy Cloud, Alan Wyley joined the panel of Robert Troy- Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath, Eoin O’ Broin- Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West and Jennifer Whitmore- Social Democr...

Worth a listen (18m):
“Ireland is paying €450m per annum to not use renewable energy [curtailment] while more than 300,000 households are in arrears”
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Ibec identifies labour required behind government targets in today’s @businesspost.bsky.social

Chairman of theBar Council, said.. judicial review proceedings halting public infrastructure plans on mere technicalities ‘just doesn’t happen’ @businesspost.bsky.social

Slowdown in residential building “The volume of production in the Residential Building sector was down 6.5% in Q4 2025 when compared with Q3 2025.”
www.cso.ie/en/releasesa...

Average price of 413k per apartment in Naas @irishtimes.com

Councils urged to zone more land for housing Report from Barry Lenihan

Sounds like a bit of a mess “Councils urged to zone more land for housing”
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“..officials suggested that there may have been a “front-loading” of commencements in 2024 and “at least some [were] likely speculative”.. a greater share of [commencement notices] have not materialised” @irishtimes.com

Good? It’s excellent. You’re just jealous because I kicked you out of the group chat.

Houses, Houses Everywhere, But Not A Home For Sale Podcast Episode · The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · 23 February · 38m

Good listen here “Houses, Houses Everywhere, But Not A Home For Sale”
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Supply of homes to rent in February hits by far its lowest level in 20 years Rents across the State increased by 4.4% last year, up from an inflation rate of 3.6% in 2024, Daft.ie report shows

Booming economy shows effects on rental sector “Supply of homes to rent in February hits by far its lowest level in 20 years” www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Does Supply Explain DC’s Low Rent Growth? No. But the city's weak labor market does.

Interesting short read “Does Supply Explain DC’s Low Rent Growth?”
@cameronmurray.bsky.social
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Lorcan Sirr: If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin? In reality, we don’t actually know for certain how many houses we’re building

Good read “If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

New apartments and houses at boutique passive housing scheme in heart of Cabinteely Two-bed apartments, three-bed duplexes and three-bed townhouses coming to market

Great to see high quality passive standard homes coming to the market “New apartments and houses at boutique passive housing scheme in heart of Cabinteely”
@phplus.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/property/res...

Irish house prices: How much did they rise in your area in 2025? Home prices increased by 7% last year, CSO figures show

Average cost of buying a home in Dublin hits €500,000

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

“Insufficient housing supply is affecting all sectors of the economy, including tourism” good read @irishtimes.com

Two articles in today’s @irishtimes.com ‬⁩ illustrate an official lack of urgency to deal with climate change

“For us, this project is about more than rising energy costs or unreliable power – it’s about taking responsibility for the kind of business we want to be..” @irishtimes.com

To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin.

Not great “To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing” www.dublininquirer.com/to-pay-for-a...

On with David McCullagh shortly after 9 today to talk about housing @rteradio1.bsky.social

The Condo Crisis Prices are falling in most major metros

Interesting US price trends
“.. condo prices are now declining in every top-25 metro except New York, Chicago, Boston, and a handful of Midwest/Northeast markets”
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“ Government abandons a former plan to introduce curbs [on short term rentals] on places with populations of more than 10,000.” @irishtimes.com

Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by Greens Jack Chambers has moved climate to unit within new infrastructure division

Not great “The Irish Times Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by Greens” share.google/tRjRrHMGZo62...

If ‘pay now, argue later’ is shelved, then the benefit of the Act reduced, increasing risks for subcontractors @irishtimes.com

House building slowdown continues @irishtimes.com

New rent Bill would add to an incomprehensible jumble and is possibly unconstitutional This deeply flawed Bill will not in any way resolve the issue of high rents, argues Alan Shatter

“New rent Bill would add to an incomprehensible jumble and is possibly unconstitutional” @irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Some useful numbers here for private Residential development in Ireland- outlines amplified effects of interest rates on development @businesspost.bsky.social