Housing prices fell by 0.3% in the first three months of 2023 according to the latest Daft.ie House Price Report.
This is the first time in a decade that there was a first-quarter fall in listed prices.
The average listed price nationwide in the first quarter of 2023 was €308,497, 2.7% above the same period in 2022 and 17% below the Celtic Tiger peak.
The number of homes available to buy on March 1st stood at just 13,000, up 30% on the same date last year but still significantly below the 2019 average of 24,200.
In all parts of the country, the rate at which availability has increased has slowed in recent months.