The Crazy House Prices Podcast

The State is spending €11.8 billion on housing this year across more than 40 schemes, tax measures and State agencies. So where is all that money going, and are we getting enough homes in return? I also introduce Homebuyer Ready, my new website designed to help you through every stage of buying a home in Ireland. I explain its property reports, bidding tools, mortgage information, deposit calculator, viewing checklists and property tracker. Homebuyer Ready is currently free while it is being tested. Set up your account at homebuyerready.ie.   Sponsors: Beat the Bank

I've packed ten of my best home buying tips into this episode and kept it to ten minutes. We go through everything from why you should be saving 12-13% and not just 10%, to the websites I used to research every property before I set foot in a viewing, to the warning signs in listings that most buyers miss. All good stuff. 10 minutes well spent. Sponsors: Beat the Bank Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 150 extra exclusive podcasts.

Three things this week. The government released its affordable housing figures for 2025 and claimed 17,700 homes delivered. The real number of state-built affordable homes for purchase is 935; and not one of them was built in Dublin City. I go through exactly what's in those figures and why the headline number is misleading. Then: a proposal to cut stamp duty for first-time buyers. Sounds like good news. I explain why it might not be. And finally: the plan to allow modular homes in back gardens without planning permission. No oversight, no tenancy rights for occupants, and who is going to enforce regulations? I explain why I think it's a tragedy waiting to happen. Sponsors: Beat the Bank Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 150 extra exclusive podcasts.

This week is a full listener Q&A — ten real questions from people in the thick of buying a home in Ireland right now. I cover: what to do when you're the only bidder and the estate agent goes silent on you. Why a bank can refuse your mortgage because of a management company — and what it means if yours does. Whether siblings can buy together and how you handle unequal repayments. Could global instability actually crash the Irish housing market? The bid-accepted-but-no-savings-left dilemma. Why there's been no buying strike despite prices being objectively outrageous. Why buying a car when you have AIP could cost you your mortgage. Whether renewing a fixed rate a year early was the right call. What a year in Australia does to your Help to Buy entitlement. And how to actually pick the right area to buy in — and what's worth compromising on. No news this week. Just the questions that matter. You can order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Sponsors: Financial Planning Matters Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 100 extra exclusive podcasts.

This week I’m breaking down eight of the biggest housing stories in Ireland right now, from the madness of some counties having far more Airbnbs than homes to rent, to housing starts falling off a cliff, to the fact we still have nearly 60 ghost estates almost 20 years after the crash. I also get into the planning changes that might actually help ordinary people, what mortgage rate warnings could mean for borrowers, and why so much of the new supply still feels out of reach for normal buyers and renters. Sponsors: Beat the Bank Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 100 extra exclusive podcasts.