A Clare estate agent says limited housing supply in this county will continue to be a problem for at least another 12 months.
New data from Real Estate Alliance suggests house prices here are expected to rise by three percent in the next year.
Leading lenders are now believed to be considering reducing the period mortgage approvals will stay in place from six to twelve months.
Cormac O Sullivan, of DNG O Sullivan Hurley Auctioneers in Ennis, says there are very few new houses in the pipeline in Clare.