A new study finds that first-time buyers in three counties in Ireland need six-figure annual salaries to afford a typical home. The research suggests that even someone earning the national median salary of €44,816 cannot afford a home in any county, based on the study’s affordability assumptions.
The outlets report the same central finding—that the housing market in specific counties has become out of reach for median-income earners. However, they differ slightly in emphasis. Irish Mirror focuses on the comparison to the national median income, highlighting that affordability thresholds are not met anywhere in the country. BreakingNews.ie summarises the core result by pointing to the number of counties where a six-figure income is required.
Overall, both accounts attribute the conclusions to new research and describe affordability in terms of what income a first-time buyer would need to purchase a typical first home in the affected counties.
