Matt Cooper: Ireland’s €945bn property boom has created a new problem for the squeezed middle

Business Post subscribers can read:

• Why Ireland’s €944.6 billion housing wealth could be vulnerable if the ESRI’s estimate of overvaluation proves correct

• How the housing affordability crisis is hitting middle-income households hardest while existing owners benefit from rising property values

• Why the “bank of mom and dad” is connecting soaring house prices with the growing political debate over inheritance and gift tax