Property prices are expected to increase by 5% this year.
The latest review by the Society of Chartered Surveyors predicts the median price of a home here to rise by almost €14,000.
A 7% increase is expected in Connacht and Ulster.
President of the SCSI, TJ Cronin, says he expects a sharp increase in prices in the first three months of the year:
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