Average family homes in Laois took only 3 weeks to sell by end of 2025

Houses up for sale in Laois at the end of 2025 took only three weeks on average to sell, according to a new housing survey by Real Estate Alliance.

The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, three-bed semi-detached houses, which aims to give an accurate indication of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.

In Laois, the survey shows that houses took three weeks to sell in the final quarter of the year across the county. 

The report also revealed that the price of the average second-hand three-bedroom semi-detached home in County Laois rose to €300,000 last year. This is up 7.1% from €280,000 at the end of 2024.

The survey also shows that across Laois, 90% of purchasers during the final quarter of the year were first-time buyers, while a total of 25% of sales in the county were attributed to landlords leaving the market.

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Additionally, agents across Laois reported that the BER ratings of properties saw A-rated properties lead to a 25% price increase in comparison to comparable C-rated properties.

Commenting on the findings for Laois, Seamus Browne of REA Seamus Browne, Portlaoise, said: "The new homes market continues to perform strongly in Portlaoise and surrounding towns. The exit of landlords from the market continues to increase."

The report states that more landlords are expected to exit the housing market within the first few of months of 2026.

It states: "The impending nationwide rent pressure zone at the end of February has seen a 38% annual increase in landlord sales in many areas now included in the legislation."

Nationally, the average selling price of a three-bedroom semi-detached home was €359,417 in the last three months of 2025. This represents an 8.7% increase annually, which is a slight increase from the 10.3% increase registered six months ago.

Selling prices in Ireland’s major cities outside of Dublin rose by 1.3% to an average of €373,750 – a 7.4% annual increase.

Homes in the Ireland's large towns showed the biggest increases nationwide, 1.75% this quarter and 9.9% on last December to an average of €275,611. Homes in this bracket also took one week longer to reach sale agreed, at five weeks.

Meanwhile, prices in commuter counties rose by 1.6% to €373,513.