National house prices are expected to increase by 7 to 10 percent over the next 12 months.
Estate agents around the country believe a lack of housing supply will push prices up again this year - but not as much as last year.
Estate agents are predicting most hikes - outside Dublin - will be in Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Offaly, Cork City, Sligo and North County Wicklow.
Sorcha Corcoran, Editor of The Sunday Times Nationwide Property Price Guide, says remote working is also changing the housing landscape: