Asking prices for homes rose to 5% between April and June

Annual asking-price inflation for homes across the country rose to 5% between April and June, according to an analysis of the property market by MyHome.

The report from the online property portal – covering the second quarter of the year – suggests this level of asking-price inflation is “bucking the trend of recent quarters”, given that MyHome had previously forecast that Irish house prices would rise by 4% in 2026.

The study found that year-on-year asking prices for Q2 rose faster outside of Dublin – by 5.4% – compared to the capital (where annual asking prices were 4.5% higher).

The figures are based on asking prices of properties advertised for sale on the MyHome portal, which indicate that median asking price a home between April and June nationally was €395,000 (€495,000 for Dublin, and €350,000 for the rest of the country).

The report notes that “despite reports of stretched affordability and softer conditions at higher price points in the market, vendors and estate agents still felt sufficiently confident to raise asking prices just ahead of key summer trading season”.

The MyHome property report also notes that homes across the country sold for an average of between 7-8% above their asking price in May and June, which Conall MacCoille – report author and Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland – said signals “more intense competition amongst homebuyers”.

“While stretched affordability is becoming more apparent in the mortgage market, wages are still rising in line with house prices,” he said.

Though, the research points to official CSO residential property price index (RPPI) statistics for April, which “show transaction prices have had their softest start to the year, in the first four months of 2026, since 2020”.

“The RPPI was up 6.2% year-on-year in April, but increased by only 0.2% between December 2025 and April 2026.”

Meanwhile, according to MyHome liquidity “among the existing stock of homes is at its weakest rate (just 2% of the 2.2 million homes) since 2014”, which “implies the average home is sold just once every 50 years”.

However, it says notices for termination of rental tenancies were up 50% in the first three months of the year to 7,062 and that “this trend could add 5% to market liquidity in time”.

The property portal also says the number of properties listed for sale on its website in June was 14,200, up from 12,600 this time last year.

Mr MacCoille, said “the key question now is whether buyers will actually be able to meet the elevated asking prices we are seeing.

“Our data, while surprising, does not suggest vendors are being unrealistic. Through May and June transactions were being settled 7-8% above the original asking price – if anything signalling more intense competition amongst homebuyers.

“A key piece of context here is the latest data showing average earnings (AWE) were €56,000 annualised in Q1 2026, up 4.4% on the year. So, the bigger picture is still one in which house prices are rising broadly in line with wages – so that affordability is broadly steady,” he added.