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NEWS THAT THE bidding process for homes in Ireland is pushing up prices is likely to come as no surprise to anyone who’s been through it.

Researchers at the ESRI warned that pitting homebuyers against each other in a bidding war is creating “auction fever” that’s likely to be feeding into rising property prices – pushing people to exceed their budget and what they believe properties are worth.

They said this is the case for both online bidding platforms, now in widespread use, and the traditional method of making bids over the phone to estate agents. 

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