That's according to a KBC Bank Ireland study.
70 per cent of Irish consumers expect house prices to rise by at least 4 per cent per annum over the next three years,
That's according to a new survey by KBC Bank Ireland which found higher expectations of property price increases were slightly more evident in Connacht, Ulster and the Border region.
Consumers in Dublin expected smaller price increases or price declines.
Chief Economist with KBC Austin Hughes outlines the thinking behind consumers responses
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