HBFI continues to provide strong level of funding for viable developments throughout Ireland.
Funding to date
Total loan approvals to the end of June 2026 were €3,776bn. This funding is across 256 projects and can support the delivery of 19,399 homes. Of the 256 projects with funding approved, 168 projects are now under construction or completed. These projects will support the delivery of 15,610 new homes.
Construction Status
As of 30 June 2026, 8,173 of the units within these 168 schemes were completed with a further 1,968 under construction.
Target Markets
To date 810,545 of HBFI-funded homes are for owner-occupiers, 6,702 for social/affordable housing, 992 Part V and 1,160 for renters.
Locations
HBFI has approved 256 facilities as of the end of June 2026. These facilities are in various locations across 25 counties with an average of 76 new homes per facility. HBFI remains focused on supporting viable developments across the whole of Republic of Ireland. 64% of total units approved to date are for areas outside of Dublin.
Unit Types
To date 88% of homes funded by HBFI consist of 3 bed or less with a further 11% being 4 bed units. 70% of all units are houses with the remaining 30% being apartments.
Development Sizes
HBFI is committed to supporting all types of developments across Ireland. The majority of the 256 approved developments funded by HBFI are small to medium sized schemes with 67% of the approved developments being <50 units with an average of 21 units. In value terms the larger schemes account for a greater proportion of total funding approved.
Average Prices
Below is the average forecasted price of a standard 3 bed house within the developments HBFI have approved funding for. The actual price will depend on when the units are completed and brought to market.
Approvals by Size
To date 80% of all HBFI loan approvals have been for €20m or less.
Approvals by Loan to Cost Category
87% of all approvals to date have a loan to cost ratio equal or greater than 65%.
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