Average asking prices for a house in Ireland grew by 4-point-6 per cent in the first 3 months of this year.
The latest House Price Report by Daft.ie shows a return to price growth, following a 1 per cent fall in the final quarter of last year.
For the first time in 4 years, quarterly growth prices in Dublin were slower than elsewhere in the country.
The report's author is Trinity College Economist Ronan Lyons.