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Poll: Is now a good time to buy a home?

Two house price reports are out today – both say house prices still falling, but one says that slide is now very slow. Tell us what you think…

TWO REPORTS ON house prices have confirmed that average prices are still dropping. However, while the MyHome.ie report said that the average price fell over 7 per cent in the last quarter, the Daft.ie report indicated that prices were dropping at a much slower rate – 1.4 per cent. Daft.ie also said that the number of properties currently for sale is at its lowest level in four years.

Taking all this into account – you can read a further breakdown of the reports here - do you think that now is a good time to buy property? (Feel free to vote, whether you already own a property or not – we’re interested to know how positive or negative people feel about the level of property prices now.)


Poll Results:

Not right now, but in the near future it will be (1330)
Yes (1199)
No (909)
I don't know (271)

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    Mute Scipio
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    Jan 19th 2015, 11:12 AM

    Is this the same Flanagan who’s lobbying the Egyptian authorities on behalf of Muslim Brotherhood extremists?

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    Mute Atticus the Accuser
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:38 PM

    That would be the same guy alright! Pandering to extremists! The very people who want to change our laws to Sharia use them against us. Don’t get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance.

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    Mute Diarmuid
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:42 PM

    The Irish citizen indefinitely interned without due process by a military dictatorship?

    No it’s the same Charlie Flanagan who refused to expel the Israeli ambassador for murdering hundreds of children recently.

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    Mute Mike Cantwell
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:46 PM

    Do you mean the person who entered Egypt on an Egyptian passport ?

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    Mute Diarmuid
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    Jan 19th 2015, 2:07 PM

    Still an Irish citizen, whether you believe with his opinions or not.

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    Mute jon-boy55
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    Jan 19th 2015, 2:13 PM

    if we didn’t allow terrorists to refuel in shannon the threat would be nil

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    Mute The Galloping Major
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    Jan 19th 2015, 6:48 PM

    They weren’t terrorists, they were the Americans. Letting the Americans refuel there is why we might be a target. Try and keep up.

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    Mute jon-boy55
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    Jan 19th 2015, 7:09 PM

    I should keep up? ))) keep reading it, the penny has to drop eventually )))))) Numpty

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    Mute The Galloping Major
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    Jan 19th 2015, 7:17 PM

    Now, now my child. Just because I corrected you, there is no need to resort to name calling. I was only doing it to clear up your confusion.

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    Mute Mike Cantwell
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:45 PM

    Terror threat to Ireland is low ! , well if the number of Muslims continue to grow that “low ” might change

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    Jan 19th 2015, 3:09 PM

    Only 2% of EU terror attacks since 2010 were Islamic, ther dont report lone wolfs, seperatisis and nationalist attacks cos theyre not as sexy.
    Same in the US their biggest threat remains right wing extremists

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    Mute Scipio
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    Jan 19th 2015, 4:07 PM

    That statistic is completely misleading

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    Mute Joe Bergin
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    Jan 19th 2015, 5:30 PM

    140, 000 murders in the USA since 9/11 fewer than 100 with any fundamentalist connection. Sharia law? The mind boggles. Who/what system benefits from keeping people churned up about this while they steal kids’ patrimonies?
    There is a cowardice that responds to this in the West.

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    Mute Tap Solny
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    Jan 19th 2015, 11:11 AM

    It might be an idea to look around the Parnell Square area.

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    Mute Gravel Pitt
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    Jan 19th 2015, 11:20 AM

    Or Dame Street, Solny?

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    Mute Prov. Shinnerbot
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    Jan 19th 2015, 11:54 AM

    Tap, that’s where I live.

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    Mute Juan Venegas
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:20 PM

    Thanks for the heads up Comrade Shinnerbot.

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    Mute Tap Solny
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    Jan 19th 2015, 1:54 PM

    Keep your eyes peeled Prov, rumour has it that there are some suspicious characters hanging around that area.

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    Mute Prov. Shinnerbot
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    Jan 19th 2015, 2:14 PM

    All I see are freedom fighting patriots, but don’t worry, if I see any terrorists I’ll be quick to deflect.

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    Mute Paudi Onail
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    Jan 19th 2015, 5:40 PM

    the south circular road, post office on leopards corner on dole day etc etc, w.union shoo hooo.

    “policy of integration” haven’t ye tried that already? best of luck with trying what’s not possible. Don’t let them return here, home? this is not their home.

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    Jan 19th 2015, 11:09 AM
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    Mute David adams
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:52 PM

    It’s well known by the man on the street that jihadists are hiding out in Ireland. What’s not well known is the Americans and Britain is watching very carefully and they will take action if necessary.

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    Jan 19th 2015, 3:12 PM

    Not to mention G2 and Garda Special Branch who have a long track record of nearly unbroken success w terrorism si

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    Mute John Gleeson
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    Jan 19th 2015, 1:27 PM

    The article mentions integration, something that will never ever happen. Multiculturism does not work and there is zero evidence that it does. On a side note has any other Irish person given any type of vote on mass immigration or integration or is this forced integration? by the way the U.N convention on human rights states that forced integration is genocide, under article 2 i think.

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    Mute Paudi Onail
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    Jan 19th 2015, 5:44 PM

    no we were not given vote cos they’d know the outcome, so forced it, and the UK now says they should have put it to the people.

    the cartoons should be published here in solidarity with freedom of speech. if they think theres no threat here, then theres one way to find out, or would they be not so sure? they’re not sure, they’re here too and lots and lots of sympathisers hiding behind face.

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    Mute Denis Reidy
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    Jan 19th 2015, 1:49 PM

    Be alert, your country needs lerts

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    Jan 19th 2015, 2:59 PM

    I can’t believe the comments painting all Muslims with the same brush. Just as the KKK does not represent all Christians, fundamental terrorists such as those in France do no represent all Muslims.

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    Mute Charles Mcdonald
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    Jan 19th 2015, 2:15 PM

    Why is it low???

    Because we have such a small Muslim population.

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    Mute Malcolm McCarthy
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:16 PM

    Ireland on high alert. Keep that one eye open paudge

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