Property market will remain healthy over the course of 2017.

In endeavoring to assess the performance of the property market for the year ahead, it is prudent to reflect on events over the course of 2016 as it is likely that they will significantly shape what is to come in 2017. Government housing and rental market strategies announced during 2016, Budget 2017 measures aimed at assisting first-time buyers together with changes to Central Bank lending rules will all combine to influence the market’s performance over the next twelve months and in the years ahead.