A new campaign wants to see the majority of homes in Ireland owned by the state.
The Campaign for Public Housing says there needs to be a massive shift in how homes are built here.
The campaign proposes tenants paying rents to councils instead of mortgages, which the group argues makes this plan affordable over the long term.
Independent TD Mick Wallace argues it would take away the effect that profit-driven developers are having on the market.
Campaign for Public Housing launching calling for a universally accessible system of housing for those in need pic.twitter.com/o8qfwjHwJP
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) October 26, 2017
It comes as new figures from Goodbody suggest house building this year is way below target - though times are good if you have the money to buy.
Data released from MyHome.ie, meanwhile, shows more than 300 houses sold for more than €1 million in Dublin in the first half of the year.
Sean Defoe reports:
