Immigration Now at Highest Level in 17 Years

Topics covered in this week's Property Investor Q&A livestream:

✅ Immigration levels surpassing 149,000 people in the last 12 months - highest since 2007.
✅ Housing pressure impact - how increased immigration is fueling Ireland's housing crisis.
✅ Why workers from Southern Europe are flocking to Ireland - much higher wages.
✅ The pros & cons of migration: welcoming immigrants whilst trying to retain Irish workers.
✅ Ireland's construction bottleneck - shortages persists despite government efforts.
✅ Expat life insights - why Irish professionals move to Australia, the US and the UAE.
✅ The role of modular villages - could labour camps solve the construction worker shortage?
✅ Viewer questions on property investment, HMO regulations, and the future of housing supply.

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I host the 90 minute Property Investor Q&A livestream every Wednesday evening at 19:30 Ireland/UK

Get your questions answered while hearing some of the latest real estate and Irish property market news - whilst based in Dublin, I have bought, sold, built and managed real estate across cities and towns on 4 continents so wider topics such as international property, general business & finance or the economy in general are open for discussion. I look forward to your questions...

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Keywords: Ireland immigration, housing crisis, property investment, CSO migration report, European salaries, HMO regulations, construction worker shortage, property development, Dublin housing market, migrant workers, AI in construction.

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Timestamps/Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:10 Record Immigration Numbers from CSO
00:08:22 Impact on Housing Crisis
00:15:45 Salary Comparisons Across Europe
00:22:10 Retaining Irish Workers vs. Rising Immigration
00:31:30 Government Efforts on Housing and Construction
00:45:15 Life as an Expat in UAE, Australia, and U.S.
01:00:00 Viewer Questions on HMO Regulations and Property Investment

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Video Summary:

This livestream focuses on Ireland’s escalating immigration levels, which are at a 17-year high.

We discuss how the influx of nearly 149,000 people is exacerbating the ongoing housing crisis and fuelling wage competition across Europe.

Other key points include the challenges in retaining Irish workers, the potential of modular villages to alleviate the construction bottleneck, and viewer questions on property investment and HMO regulations.