CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO RISE Construction activity continues to rise, but at softest pace in eight months The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – dropped to 53.7 in December, down from 56.3 in November. The reading signalled a further solid…
SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS IRELAND ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REVIEW & OUTLOOK 2022 SCSI members expect residential property prices to increase by 5% in 2022 The main findings: • 9 out of 10 SCSI estate agents expect property prices to increase in next 12 months • Median increase expected to be 5% nationally rising to 7%…
NEW FORUM SET UP TO ADVANCE GREENER, HEALTHIER HOMES Healthy Homes Ireland, a new forum established to influence public policy, hosted its inaugural virtual meeting recently to advance a greener and healthier living environment in Ireland’s homes. Founded with the support of the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and VELUX, Healthy Homes Ireland is led…
NEW PROPERTY INVESTMENT GROUP LAUNCHES IN MIDLANDS A new property investment group has this week been launched in the Midlands, which will target both investors and landlords. The Joseph Mews Property Group has been set up by former SevenCapital director Andy Foote – who formerly led the distribution side of that business as SevenInvest –…
‘BUILD THE FUTURE FOR EVERYONE’ COMPETITION Senior cycle students and schools have just over one month to enter the CIF Build the Future – Schools Challenge, which can be entered via www.cif.ie/cifchallenge. The deadline for entries is January 31st 2022. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in association with Sherry FitzGerald has opened this competition (in…