Demand is set to rise in Laois and Offaly.
Ireland needs 28,000 new homes every year for the next two decades to keep up with population growth.
But just 20,000 or so are expected to be finished by Christmas this year.
The population is to grow by over 900-thousand people by 2040 - with most of them expected to cluster in the counties surrounding the capital.
Housing demand is projected to rise in Offaly from 506 next year to 519 in 2040.
In Laois, that's a rise of 613 to 631.
While Westmeath demand is expected to fall from 574 next year to 426 in 20 years.
Dr. Adele Bergin of the ESRI says the pandemic is only going to make our existing housing crisis worse:
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