The average listed price of a 3-bed semi-detached home in County Galway has increased by seven percent in just three months.
The latest Daft.ie report shows that the average listed price of that type of home is now €324,000 - compared to €303,000 at the end of 2025.
City prices saw a slight reduction - with the average price of a 3-bed semi now at €399,000, compared to €401,000.
On March 1st, there were 795 second-hand homes actively for sale across Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford cities, up 6 percent on the same date a year ago.
Nationally, The rate of house price growth is cooling, with list prices last year rising by an average of 3.7 per cent, the slowest pace of increase since 2023.
The figures contained in his report will bring some comfort to hard pressed house buyers, quarterly, transaction prices were broadly stable between December and March.
The typical gap between initial listed price and transaction price was 5.8% nationally in early 2026, down from one percentage point in the last six months.
In Dublin, list price inflation slowed to 2.5% in the year to March, while transaction prices fell slightly in the first quarter.
The average price of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in the capital in the first quarter of 2026 was €626,000.
Listed prices are now, on average, 42% above their pre-Covid levels and just 9% below their Celtic Tiger peak.
