New property prices database

jeffwode · **Joined:** Nov 27, 2007 **Posts:** 14

Ahern announces a new property database which will include prices and trends. http://bit.ly/ddGWZJ

Long needed. About time.

The Naked Chef · **Joined:** Jan 30, 2009 **Posts:** 1903

jeffwode wrote:

Ahern announces a new property database which will include prices and trends. http://bit.ly/ddGWZJ

Long needed. About time.

Whats the catch?

superpiper · **Joined:** Apr 24, 2007 **Posts:** 1947

jeffwode wrote:

Ahern announces a new property database which will include prices and trends. http://bit.ly/ddGWZJ

Long needed. About time.

I have no doubts whats so ever that this will be infected at every level by the cute hoors.......

mr.agent · **Joined:** Nov 5, 2009 **Posts:** 631

I would imagine the catch is that you will now have to pay property tax.

The Unwelcome Guest · **Posted:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:19 pm

Department of Justice?

Legislation still to be enacted?

Authority still to be set up?

8DD

Dubhgeannain · **Posted:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:21 pm

The Unwelcome Guest wrote:

Department of Justice?

Legislation still to be enacted?

Authority still to be set up?

8DD

Dermot Ahern?

Transparency?

Nanda Devi · **Joined:** Jan 16, 2009 **Posts:** 527

"market trends” and "statistical purposes'
I predict a load of graphs.

23rdbuchan · **Joined:** Nov 20, 2008 **Posts:** 1589

I'd say the catch will be that it will be nowhere near specific enough to be of any use to anybody.

It will probably be a mirror of the PTSB/ESRI index but with figures from the revenue rather than PTSB mortgage figures.

Actually, I bet there will be different levels of access.

Joe Public gets a quarterly report with graphs.

Bankers, EAs, and Solicitors get access to the full database, but with a €100 fee attached to every query submitted.

BuffaloSoldier · **Joined:** Feb 1, 2010 **Posts:** 722

The database will be owned by the the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, but Property Services Regulatory Authority will take responsibility for publishing the data.

http://www.npsra.ie/website/npsra/npsra ... e/index-en

fishfoodie · **Posted:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:45 pm

23rdbuchan wrote:

I'd say the catch will be that it will be nowhere near specific enough to be of any use to anybody.

It will probably be a mirror of the PTSB/ESRI index but with figures from the revenue rather than PTSB mortgage figures.

Actually, I bet there will be different levels of access.

Joe Public gets a quarterly report with graphs.

Bankers, EAs, and Solicitors get access to the full database, but with a €100 fee attached to every query submitted.

+1

magoko101 · **Joined:** Oct 17, 2007 **Posts:** 2003

Who reckons the report will simply say "Never a better time to buy" each month?

N Nadda else...

bugler · **Joined:** Aug 27, 2007 **Posts:** 1223

Oh, did we get a new quango out of it?

Howitzer · **Joined:** Nov 13, 2006 **Posts:** 1417

BuffaloSoldier wrote:

The database will be owned by the the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, but Property Services Regulatory Authority will take responsibility for publishing the data.

http://www.npsra.ie/website/npsra/npsra ... e/index-en

They finally found something to do!

That was the quango set up in Navan a couple of years back which had no discernable purpose but to rent office space.

The Unwelcome Guest · **Posted:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:48 pm

bugler wrote:

Oh, did we get a new quango out of it?

In fairness there is a dire need for this particular agency but not for the purposes of publishing property price data.

They are supposed to regulate property management companies.

23rdbuchan · **Joined:** Nov 20, 2008 **Posts:** 1589

Not sure why this can't just be provided by the Revenue or the land registry.

I bet the way they're going to go about it is going to cost an absolute fortune. (Hence the €100 a query jibe)

Surely all it needs is a monthly downloadable CSV file, or a web application with an open API that anyone who wants to can write an application against?

Would cost next to nothing.

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