"average Dublin house prices should fall to ‘the €300,000 mark" according to Many Lou McD.

If Mary Lou thinks average house prices in Dublin should fall to 300k, and she must recognise that the likes of D4, Blackrock, Malahide, Howth, Clontarf, Monkstown, Foxrock etc will still command a premium, does that mean she wants houses in Tallaght, Crumlin, Santry, Clondalkin etc to be available for much less than 300k to make the "average" balance out?

Might have just been the word limit on the article.

The old excuse of Westminster rolled out yet again by Sinn Fein supporters.

The reason housing is a mess in Northern Ireland has nothing to do with Westminster.

Sinn Fein have done zip to resolve the issues in Northern Ireland yet we are told that they have all the answers in Republic. Hilarious.

Sinn Fein took control of DCC in 2014, they got kicked out in 2019. When they took control they promised to build houses and one of the reasons they got voted in

This is their record in DCC, while the population was growing.

https://dublininquirer.com/2019/03/20/council-owns-1-300-fewer-social-homes-than-four-years-ago/

She should be working in spar deli.

I have no political affiliation, I don’t think the Governments for the past 12 years overall have done badly. They navigated very difficult waters and our economy has recovered very impressively, to the point that even though we have gone through a pandemic, there is near full employment, high paying jobs and a population which hasn’t been as high since the famine. It’s true housing has not kept pace, but we are not the only country suffering from high prices and demand. Whether you like it or not, a whole lot of people are happy with their lot and are afraid that letting a bunch of loons govern. It isn’t fear of the status quo being upset, it’s the fear that SF could make matters worse, so far they have provided little detail on how they are going to solve problems, That should concern anyone who is planning to vote for them, and will certainly concern anyone who thinks SF are grifters.

There's literally no point discussing anything with you when you constantly refer to me as a SF supporter, when I am not.

If you can't accept this most very basic point, why should I bother engaging anymore?

Erm. My basic point is that I am not a SF supporter. You can't seem to grasp that.

i appreciate the concerns explained, but the reality is, life actually isnt going well for many people here, this is primarily amongst younger generations, and theyve had enough, and you cant blame them either. this is actually a major problem for all of us, even those of us that have benefitted greatly from our monumental successes over the last few decades, for example, as we all now, we all require more access to our health system as we age, these services are generally provided by younger generations, but if those folks are unable to provide themselves with their own needs, the most obvious being housing, they simply wont be able to provide us with our needs, in particular our health needs....

this is where we all truly are in it together, if we dont resolve this quickly, we ll all end up in trouble, and very quickly so, these issues are now starting to seriously effect us economically, even though in many metrics, this isnt showing yet, but if we continue, particularly into the next decade with these issues, they ll more than likely will start showing, these issues will more than likely show in rapidly rising instabilities both socially and economically, that means it effects everyone negatively, including older, retired generations, as explained.....

....this is where the rise of the alternatives comes in, many of these younger generations realise, older, more established political entities and parties, their beliefs, ideas, theories etc etc, are now toast, as its clearly obvious, what worked for previous generations, simply wont work for them, so theyve decided the best thing to do is vote for these alternative....

in an irish context, this is clearly ffg, their era of dominance is now coming to an end, whether we like it or not, its over, they clearly wont disappear, but they wont experience this dominance again, not for some time anyway

yes the alternatives are a step into the unknown, they will be problematic, there will be failures, but their voters simply dont care at this stage, as the establishment has completely failed them, and they know it....

we now have to accept this, accept we ve failed them, and do whatever we can to help them, or we re all screwed...

....suck it up folks, this era is coming to an end, real change is now happening, and it probably wont be the end of the world either, it ll probably be just fine..

...oh and if you think sf are bad, wait till you see when we finally get an anti party, now that ll be real nasty stuff!

Honestly this is a ridiculous position to take.

If you want to make the housing crisis worse then vote in a party who have no idea how to fix it because they will just be a different name.

In reality you should vote in the party with the best plan to resolve the housing crisis and the other issues we have in Ireland. At the moment that party is not Sinn Fein.

No ramble about young people etc is not going to change that.

Maybe the FF/FG era will end, I couldn't care less. But I do hope the people who come into power have a better plan than they are a different face.

Oh do tell us, which party in your opinion has the best policy on housing?

Perhaps you can review the thread title and then reread your post?

This thread is specifically about SF and their "300K a house" fairytale.

What mess?

2023 saw the highest number ever of first-time buyers get a house.

Trolley numbers are down.

Things are slowly improving in Ireland from a high level already.

...especially those that can get access to more money, so that prices can keep rising......

.....this approach should be absolutely fine, shouldnt cause any sort of issues in the long run!

A % of the increase may be due to the Help to Buy scheme.

A greater % would be due to the ever increasing regulations and requirements for new builds. Compare the quality finish of a new build from 2023 versus a 1950s built house for example.

Another % would be due to the vast wealth floating around this country, and developers knowing they can charge a higher price for a Limited supply of their product due to the great demand and also money that is in the market.

How is that an answer to my question?