The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in Galway city has risen by 2.5pc to €410,000 this quarter, according to a national survey by the Real Estate Alliance (REA).
In County Galway, prices over the past three months have increased by 1.9pc to an average of €320,000, the Q3 REA Average House Price Index shows.
The average time taken to reach sale agreed this quarter was four weeks across the county.
“The market remains strong across the county this quarter, with limited supply at first-time buyer level, however we have seen a slight increase in general supply,” said Kevin Burke of REA McGreal Burke.
“Overall, the market remains very busy, with lots of active buyers.”
The survey shows that this quarter, 60% of purchasers in the city and 70% across the county were first-time buyers, while a total of 20% of sales in the county, and 15% in Galway city, were attributed to landlords leaving the market.
Additionally, agents in Galway reported that the BER ratings of properties saw A-rated properties command 10pc price increases in comparison to comparable C-rated properties.
The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.
The index shows that house price increases in Dublin have slowed to a halt over the past three months.
The rate of increase in actual sales prices over the past quarter has decreased to 0.1% in the capital, compared with 0.8% three months ago.
There was also no price growth in commuter counties Louth, Meath and Wicklow over the quarter.
And with the average Dublin three-bed semi selling for €600,787, buyers are now slower to bid for any properties that require upgrade works due to uncertainty over future costs.
The actual selling price of a three-bed, semi-detached house across the country rose by 0.6% in the past three months to €370,293 – the first time the quarterly rate of increase has been under 1% for two successive months in over two years.
This represents a 4.7% annual rise – slowing gradually from the 8.7% increase registered at the end of 2025.
The percentage of landlord sales across the country declined from 28% to 25% following the introduction of new rental legislation in March.
The biggest quarterly price rises in the country came in the major cities outside Dublin. They collectively saw average growth of 1.54% to €387,125 over the past three months, double that experienced in the previous three months.
The largest annual price rises came in the country’s large towns, where the average home sale price increased by 6.2pc – 1.1pc in the past three months – to €289,136.
