People earning €60,000 a year should have access to 4.5 times their salary.
A group representing auctioneers is calling for higher rates of borrowing and increased use of long-term fixed rate mortgages.
In its pre-Budget submission, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers says enabling people earning up to €60,000 a year to borrow 4.5 times their income would bring equity to the market.
Currently, buyers in this income bracket are permitted to borrow 3.5 times their income, which the group says gives little chance of buying for younger generations.
IPAV Chief Executive, Castlepollard's Pat Davitt says the current rules are putting people out of the market:
Laois Gardaí Thanking Public After Finding Missing Woman
Missing Laois Teenager Found Safe And Well
Man In His 90s Dies In Laois Crash
Offaly Prize Bonds Holder Wins €500k
BNM Workshop Reunion Taking Place In Offaly Tomorrow
ICTU Reminds Employees Of The Right To Disconnect
Laois Town To Host Famine Commemoration Event
Plans For Billion Euro Data Centre In Westmeath Face New Appeal
Westmeath Councillor Advocates For More Remote Working Hubs
Midlands Homelessness On The Rise
Hundreds Without Power In Westmeath
Westmeath Domestic Abuse Support Service Reports Rise In Cases
Laois TD Highlights GP Gap
Call Made For 'Cost Of Disability Payment' in Budget 2027
Offaly Coffee Shop Listed Among Top 100 In Europe
Man To Stand Trial Over Midlands Tasering Accusation
Another Report Underlines Midlands House Price Inflation
Midlands Braced For Severe Thunderstorms
Sustainable Livestock Village Programme Launched For Tullamore Show
Offaly Woman Named National Carer Of The Year