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ESRI report finds Irish property prices are 17% overvalued

Friday 4 September 2026

A new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has revealed that Irish residential property prices are overvalued by 17 per cent.

Irish property prices are overvalued by 17 per cent, according to a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

The finding was published in a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in September 2026. According to the research, property prices in Ireland are currently 17 per cent overvalued.

This brief assessment provides a key update on the state of Irish residential property pricing. No further statistics or specific details from the ESRI report were disclosed in the initial release.

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