The report found even with the Help to Buy Scheme couples in Kildare would be over €60k short for a house.
House-hunters with incomes of almost €90,000 in Kildare will struggle to find a home in many locations in the county, according to a report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI).
The report also outlines similar affordability scenarios for various other counties such as Cork and Meath.
It found that a couple on a combined salary of €89,000 in Kildare, who want to buy a new home and have the 10% deposit having availed of the Help to Buy relief, would still face a €64,000 shortfall, as the average price is €418,000.
In Cork a couple would face a shortfall of €30,000 in where the average price of a new three-bed home in the suburbs is €380,000.
Only in Meath, where the average price is €340,000, would the couple be able to afford an average new home.
Ed Carey, Member SCSI,Kildare/Meath border, spoke with Ciara Noble on Friday's Kildare Focus about the new findings:
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