Daft News

Welcome to the Daft News and Press Service. Please select from the latest press and news releases below

13 July 2010 - Economy Has Turned One Corner, But Outlook Remains Challenging (Latest Daft House Price Report).

Read the latest findings in the 2010 Q2 Daft House Price Report with commentary from Jim Power, Economist and Lecturer.
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24 May 2010 - Still a renter's market, as supply outpaces demand (Latest Daft Rental Report).

Read the latest findings in the 2010 Q1 Daft Rental Report with commentary from Jill Kerby, Finance Journalist.
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07 April 2010 - Slowing house price falls still raise questions for NAMA

http://www.daft.ie/report/brian-lucey
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23 March 2010 - Dedicated Rental Website Launches in Northern Ireland

Daft Media expands Northern Ireland business with launch of Rent.co.uk
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16 February 2010 - Rents show first signs of levelling off

http://www.daft.ie/report/michael-taft
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04 November 2009 - Polar Explorer Joins Forces With Property Website

Polar explorer Mark Pollock joins forces with Daft Media Limited to launch Daft.com, targeting Northern Ireland
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18 August 2009 - Rents fall 17%

Rents have fallen by a further 5% in the past 3 months
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28 July 2009 - Daft is Ireland's biggest website

Daft.ie has re-affirmed its position as the number 1 destination for house buyers and renters in Ireland
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07 July 2009 - House prices continue to fall

Asking prices fall almost 20% over the last 12 months
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06 May 2009 - Rents continue to fall

Rents fall a further 5% in first 3 months of 2009
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06 April 2009 - House prices fall more than 4%

Asking prices fell 4.2% in the first three months of 2009.
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31 March 2009 - eBay.ie property in partnership with Daft.ie

Daft.ie agrees new online advertising partnership with eBay.ie.
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17 February 2009 - Average Rents Fall Almost 12%

Rents fell by almost 12% and the number of rental properties on the market more than doubled in the past year.
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14 January 2009 - Property Prices Retreating To 2005 levels

Asking prices fell almost 15% over the course of 2008
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20 November 2008 - Daft Media Launches Rent.ie

Daft Media announced today the launch of a new rentals website, www.rent.ie.
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18 November 2008 - Rents Hit Lowest Level in Two Years

Supply of rental property continues to increase, pushing rents further downwards
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11 November 2008 - Daft.ie reaches 1 million unique users in September

Daft.ie has re-affirmed its position as the number 1 destination for house buyers and renters in Ireland
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08 October 2008 - House prices continue to fall

House prices continue to fall as financial crisis shows no sign of easing
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20 August 2008 - Falling rents and more choice - good news for students

Back to college: the hunt for affordable accommodation begins
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15 August 2008 - Daft Media invests in Boards.ie

Daft Media, owner of leading property website Daft.ie, today announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Boards.ie for an undisclosed sum.
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09 July 2008 - Asking prices hit lowest level since 2006

Tsunami of negative news battering buyer confidence
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24 June 2008 - Daft.ie acquires competing website

Daft Media, owner of leading property website Daft.ie, today announced the acquisition of competing website Property.ie for an undisclosed sum.
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16 June 2008 - Strong traffic growth at Daft.ie despite downturn

Daft.ie has experienced traffic growth of over 40% in the last 12 months according the independent standards body ABC Electronic
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20 May 2008 - Rents falling for first time since 2004

Long-term investors not at risk from falling rents
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09 April 2008 - What is your neighbour doing online?

Daft user survey results released
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08 April 2008 - Top end of the market feels the pinch, as asking prices fall

Price expectations adjusting downwards, but further reality check is required to reduce stock levels
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12 February 2008 - Rents stagnate as supply increases by almost 50%

The supply of properties available to rent across the country increased by almost fifty percent in the last three months of 2007, leading to static rents.
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10 January 2008 - 2007 sees shift from seller's to buyer's market

Falling prices and rising stocks point to adjustments in the housing market in 2007 and 2008
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27 November 2007 - Rents are rising, house prices are falling

Latest figures show that rents have increased 6.6% in the past 12 months.
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19 October 2007 - Daft wins Deloitte Fast 50 Rising Star Award for 2007

Daft.ie is one of Ireland's fastest growing technology and media companies
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17 October 2007 - One in Ten Sellers Reduce Price

Latest figures from the Daft Report show that house prices are down 2% in the last 3 months.
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15 October 2007 - Daft.ie Retains its Position as Ireland's Largest Website

Daft.ie has retained its lead over other sites in the Irish market according to the latest audit by the independent standards body ABC Electronic.
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21 September 2007 - Daft Gets International Award

Daft wins best property portal at international awards
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20 August 2007 - Rents hit a new high but growth slows

Latest figures show that rents reached an all time high in june but the rate of growth is slowing
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05 July 2007 - Increased Confidence Among House Sellers Leads to Higher Asking Prices

People selling their houses remain confident in the housing market.
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13 June 2007 - Rents hit a new high as supply falls

The average rent nationwide now stands at €1,382, approximately €150 more than this time last year.
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25 May 2007 - Daft.ie Extends Lead over Online Competitors

The latest audit by internet traffic specialists ABC Electronic shows Daft.ie extending it's lead over online competitors
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30 April 2007 - Asking Prices in Dublin Decline

Upper-end of the Dublin property market has been hardest hit
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15 March 2007 - Double Digit Growth in Rents Nationwide

Nationwide rents up 10.5% in February 2007
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01 February 2007 - Slow House Price Growth for 2006 with Extraordinary Regional Variations

Daft report shows fundamental downward shift in house price expectations in the last three quarters of 2006
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23 November 2006 - Daft.ie Takes Top Traffic Spot

Traffic to Daft.ie has increased 40% in last 3 months
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09 November 2006 - Growth in House Prices Grinds to a Halt

Latest figures show average asking prices for residential property did not increase between the 2nd and 3rd quarter of this year.
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24 August 2006 - Daft.ie Launches Revolutionary Property Maps for Broadband

Daft.ie has launched a new mapping service allowing broadband users to find houses for sale in Ireland.
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02 August 2006 - Daft.ie Report Reveals a Sharp Decrease in House Price Growth

Latest figures from Daft.ie show sharp decrease in House Price Growth
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19 July 2006 - Daft.ie Now Ireland’s Busiest Website

The latest ABCE figures for May show that Daft.ie is Ireland’s busiest website.
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18 May 2006 - House Prices Rise 5.5% in 4 Months

Average house price is now €365,000 compared to €320,000 a year ago
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07 March 2006 - Daft.ie Report reflects continued growth in housing market

New Daft.ie House Price Index indicates growth in house prices accelerated towards end of 2005
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19 December 2005 - Daft Report Q3

Latest Daft report published in conjunction with Business & Finance magazine.
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18 November 2005 - Daft.ie Wins Best International eBusiness Website

Daft.ie Wins “Best International eBusiness Website” at UN Summit in Tunisia and two awards at the Irish Internet Awards in Dublin
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09 November 2005 - Central Bank Cites Daft.ie Rent Index

Data from the Daft Report is featured in the 2005 Central Bank Financial Stability Report
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13 September 2005 - Daft.ie Quarterly report indicates stall in rental recovery

Daft Report for Quarter 2, 2005 shows rents stabilise but overall rental recovery stalls
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09 September 2005 - Daft.ie experiences unprecedented traffic for August 2005

Huge surge in traffic to first-time-buyer and foreign property sections.
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18 May 2005 - Daft.ie Quarterly Report indicates recovery in rental property market

Daft Report for Quarter 1, 2005 shows a definite recovery in the Irish rental market
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05 April 2005 - Daft.ie Launches International Property Service

Now you can invest in Foreign property using Daft. Choose from over 16,000 properties in 15 countries!
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25 February 2005 - Daft Wins Outstanding Small Business of Year

Awarded last night at the SFA National Small Business Awards
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03 February 2005 - Daft.ie awarded Digital Media Brand of the Year

Daft.ie awarded Digital Media Brand of the Year at the Digital Media Awards
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12 January 2005 - Daft.ie announces record applications on newly launched Mortgage Centre

Daft.ie launches Mortgage Centre with total finance applications to the value of €211 million in the first two months of operation
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05 January 2005 - Daft has busiest day ever in its 8 year history

Tuesday, January 4, 2005, was the busiest day ever in the 8 year history of Daft
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02 December 2004 - Daft.ie scoops 4 awards including overall website of the year in the 2004 Eircom Net Golden Spiders Awards

Daft.ie is the first website in the history of the awards to have received four Golden Spiders in the same year.
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16 September 2004 - Daft.ie Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2004

Daft.ie is a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2004
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21 May 2004 - London Trip Winners

Announcing the winners of the holiday we gave away in April!
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25 March 2004 - PRESS RELEASE - DAFT.IE CELEBRATING 300,000th AD

The 300,000th property ad was posted on the website yesterday
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23 March 2004 - Competition Winners

Announcing the winners of the €250 CDs and DVDs bundle, the 10 runners-up prizes and 3 bonus prizes
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01 March 2004 - CD Giveaway

Win a CD/DVD goodie bag worth €250 plus 10 runners-up prizes
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10 February 2004 - Record Traffic for January

Daft.ie gets more visitors than ever before in January! Over 4.5 million pages!
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21 November 2003 - Competition

10 wireless email devices to be won in this fantastic giveaway from O₂!
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09 October 2003 - Lastest News and Improvements

The latest news and improvements from the Daft Team
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03 April 2003 - DAFT.IE TO PROVIDE NEW LETTINGS CHANNEL FOR THE IOL AND OCEANFREE PORTAL SITES

Daft.ie to supply content to Ireland-On-Line and Oceanfree.net
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09 March 2003 - DAFT.IE PARTNER WITH NEW NEWSPAPER - THE DUBLIN DAILY

Daft.ie to supply content for rental property section in new daily dublin newspaper the Dublin Daily.
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14 February 2003 - DAFT LAUNCH EMAIL ALERT SERVICE

Announcing the launch of Daft's new email alert service.
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03 October 2002 - ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF THE DAFT ENGINE VERSION 3

Announcing the launch of version 3 of the Daft Engine. The Daft Engine is the software behind-the-scenes that runs Daft.ie.
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08 August 2001 - Coming Soon to Daft.ie

Daft.ie will be launching a bunch of new services over the next few months.
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03 August 2001 - Daft.ie jumps into the Commercial property market

Daft.ie announces launch of new commercial property section focused on office and retail space
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03 July 2001 - PRESS RELEASE - Daft.ie and Meteor announce WAP partnership

Dublin-based Daft.ie, today announced a WAP partnership deal with Meteor Mobile Communications.
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