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Podcast: Newstalk Breakfast
Episode: ESRI warns housing crisis set to deepen in 2026
Description: Housing output will remain below underlying demand, while average rent levels are set to rise again in 2026.  That’s the warning from the Economic and Social Research Institute in its quarterly economic commentary.  We discuss this further with Dr. Conor O’Toole, Associate Research Professor at ESRI. Â