Mel Reynolds
@maoiliosarey.bsky.social
Architect, Project Manager, Conservation Architect, Certified Passive House Designer "Do less, better”
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Mel Reynolds
@maoiliosarey.bsky.social
· May 24
Passive House Plus (Sustainable building) issue 35 IRL
The autumn issue of Passive House Plus features a groundbreaking new solar-powered passive house in Dublin that operates almost entirely off the grid, and a Cork retrofit that represents one of Irelan
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..sentiment suggests continued construction price inflation will feed into low “supply high price equilibrium” @irishtimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
..sentiment suggests continued construction price inflation will feed into low “supply high price equilibrium” @irishtimes.com
“..buyers face a big affordability gap with sales prices for a two-bedroom apartment ranging from €480,000 in suburban medium-rise schemes to €650,000 in an urban development” @irishtimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
“..buyers face a big affordability gap with sales prices for a two-bedroom apartment ranging from €480,000 in suburban medium-rise schemes to €650,000 in an urban development” @irishtimes.com
Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurer
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Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurer
Number of renters over 65 has doubled since 2011, as home ownership among younger cohorts collapsed
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December 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurer
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Keith Lowe takes the pulse of the residential market in today’s @businesspost.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Keith Lowe takes the pulse of the residential market in today’s @businesspost.bsky.social
“There’s a saying in business; culture eats strategy for breakfast. Will this culture of caution devour the Government’s new infrastructure strategy?”
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December 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“There’s a saying in business; culture eats strategy for breakfast. Will this culture of caution devour the Government’s new infrastructure strategy?”
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Apartment prices only going one way at the moment despite government initiatives - @businesspost.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Apartment prices only going one way at the moment despite government initiatives - @businesspost.bsky.social
“As we saw only last week, the real delay on many infrastructure projects is the Government itself, which wants to divert spending into road projects, putting several shovel-ready public transport projects on ice — even though they are needed to serve new..planned housing” archive.ph/2025.12.05-1...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“As we saw only last week, the real delay on many infrastructure projects is the Government itself, which wants to divert spending into road projects, putting several shovel-ready public transport projects on ice — even though they are needed to serve new..planned housing” archive.ph/2025.12.05-1...
Agents give views on housing market in 2026
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What does the housing market have in store in 2026? Property experts weigh in
Lack of supply continues to be the main issue, while Government initiatives provide some hope
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December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Agents give views on housing market in 2026
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“The saga of the Melbourne Metro.. serves as a stark warning for any heavy rail project dreamt up in a pre-pandemic world.. there was hope that the pandemic was a blip—a temporary interruption to the.. growth of mass transit.. There is no.. recovery”
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A Munnel Retrospective
Will we have buyers remorse?
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December 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
“The saga of the Melbourne Metro.. serves as a stark warning for any heavy rail project dreamt up in a pre-pandemic world.. there was hope that the pandemic was a blip—a temporary interruption to the.. growth of mass transit.. There is no.. recovery”
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Reposted by Mel Reynolds
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Good read “Paul Hosford: The Government says it’s not them — it’s us. But is that really why nothing gets built?” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
Paul Hosford: The Government says it’s not them — it’s us. But is that really why nothing gets built?
Record NDP funding promises transformation, yet transport and housing projects continue to drift as political choices and systemic delays collide
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December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Good read “Paul Hosford: The Government says it’s not them — it’s us. But is that really why nothing gets built?” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
Reposted by Mel Reynolds
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation and likely to hit 17,000 by Christmas- Baggot Street Hospital closed in 1987 and has been vacant for roughly 38 years, yes, 38 years.🙈
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation and likely to hit 17,000 by Christmas- Baggot Street Hospital closed in 1987 and has been vacant for roughly 38 years, yes, 38 years.🙈
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
“Cork homes lie empty for 15 years amid delays in connecting to wastewater network” @irishtimes.com
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Cork homes lie empty for 15 years amid delays in connecting to wastewater network
Uisce Éireann says ‘there is no capacity for new connections’ at Carrignavar near the city
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December 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
“Cork homes lie empty for 15 years amid delays in connecting to wastewater network” @irishtimes.com
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“The BCMS figures indicate that since the Government abandoned the strategic housing development system, a fast-track mechanism that became engulfed in legal challenges, planning determination rates have increased.” @irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“The BCMS figures indicate that since the Government abandoned the strategic housing development system, a fast-track mechanism that became engulfed in legal challenges, planning determination rates have increased.” @irishtimes.com
“The proportion of tenancies provided by large landlords with 100-plus tenancies has now increased for nine consecutive quarters to 14.2 per cent today.. the number of registered tenancies grew 1.9 per cent annually to a total of 240,741” @irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“The proportion of tenancies provided by large landlords with 100-plus tenancies has now increased for nine consecutive quarters to 14.2 per cent today.. the number of registered tenancies grew 1.9 per cent annually to a total of 240,741” @irishtimes.com
Good read “Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer” @IrishTimes
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Lorcan Sirr: Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
We have seen before how cutting ‘red tape’ leads to disaster, especially in planning and housing
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November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Good read “Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer” @IrishTimes
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Must read “..almost the entire variation in property prices can be explained by just two factors: incomes and interest rates.
The “thousand other reasons” so often cited to explain price movements? They’re mostly just noise.”
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The “thousand other reasons” so often cited to explain price movements? They’re mostly just noise.”
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Why home prices obey economics and price-to-income ratios are a shoddy market metric
A guest post by Arek Drozda
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November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Must read “..almost the entire variation in property prices can be explained by just two factors: incomes and interest rates.
The “thousand other reasons” so often cited to explain price movements? They’re mostly just noise.”
open.substack.com/pub/fresheco...
The “thousand other reasons” so often cited to explain price movements? They’re mostly just noise.”
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Prices currently doubling every 9 years (via @thejournal.ie )
“New dwelling completions up by 13% as property prices increase by close to 8%” jrnl.ie/6884169
“New dwelling completions up by 13% as property prices increase by close to 8%” jrnl.ie/6884169
New dwelling completions up by 13% as property prices increase by close to 8%
In the first nine months of 2025 there were 24,325 new dwelling completions, an increase of 13% on the same period last year.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Prices currently doubling every 9 years (via @thejournal.ie )
“New dwelling completions up by 13% as property prices increase by close to 8%” jrnl.ie/6884169
“New dwelling completions up by 13% as property prices increase by close to 8%” jrnl.ie/6884169
Interesting read “Norway's lesson for Europe on wealth taxes: let some millionaires go”- www.reuters.com/business/nor...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Interesting read “Norway's lesson for Europe on wealth taxes: let some millionaires go”- www.reuters.com/business/nor...
Winter’s morning at Killiney beach
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Winter’s morning at Killiney beach
Interesting- EU making housing a priority across the block “Commissioner Jørgensen welcomes recommendations by the Housing Advisory Board on how to tackle the housing crisis” Housing housing.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...
Commissioner Jørgensen welcomes recommendations by the Housing Advisory Board on how to tackle the housing crisis
Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, has received today the policy recommendations to address the housing crisis prepared by the Housing Advisory Board.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Interesting- EU making housing a priority across the block “Commissioner Jørgensen welcomes recommendations by the Housing Advisory Board on how to tackle the housing crisis” Housing housing.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...
“..proposed cost restrictions are.. cynical. Removing cost protections turns justice into a privilege that only the wealthy can afford, effectively silencing community groups and environmental advocates who lack the resources of.. developers and the State” @irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
“..proposed cost restrictions are.. cynical. Removing cost protections turns justice into a privilege that only the wealthy can afford, effectively silencing community groups and environmental advocates who lack the resources of.. developers and the State” @irishtimes.com
“The good news is we are all loaded. The net wealth of Irish households is nearly €1.3 trillion, averaging about €228,000 each.. [with] some €156,000 of this is.. bricks and mortar we live in.”
Lorcan Sirr: Irish households are wealthier than ever. You’re not the only one who didn’t notice
Lorcan Sirr: Irish households are wealthier than ever. You’re not the only one who didn’t notice
There is a wealth illusion, and poorer households are particularly vulnerable to the policies that flow from it
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November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“The good news is we are all loaded. The net wealth of Irish households is nearly €1.3 trillion, averaging about €228,000 each.. [with] some €156,000 of this is.. bricks and mortar we live in.”
Good question “Why is the State selling a beautiful building on Baggot Street instead of using it? @irishtimes.com
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Una Mullally: Why is the State selling a beautiful building on Baggot Street instead of using it?
Baggot Street Hospital could be reinvented as key worker housing or student accommodation. Instead, it’ll probably end up as a hotel
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November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Good question “Why is the State selling a beautiful building on Baggot Street instead of using it? @irishtimes.com
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Good read @cameronmurray.bsky.social
“Nothing is physically stopping young people in the 2020s from.. buying homes earlier.. our stretched-out lives combine to generate later milestones like marriage and homeownership”
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“Nothing is physically stopping young people in the 2020s from.. buying homes earlier.. our stretched-out lives combine to generate later milestones like marriage and homeownership”
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You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
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November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Good read @cameronmurray.bsky.social
“Nothing is physically stopping young people in the 2020s from.. buying homes earlier.. our stretched-out lives combine to generate later milestones like marriage and homeownership”
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“Nothing is physically stopping young people in the 2020s from.. buying homes earlier.. our stretched-out lives combine to generate later milestones like marriage and homeownership”
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