The latest Daft.ie report has shown that rents have continued to rise throughout Ireland in the past year.
In addition, the government is said to be behind on its housing targets, with fewer homes than expected being built.
Why is it that younger buyers in particular are finding themselves priced out of the housing market?
We spoke to Aoife Barry, Assistant News Editor with TheJournal.ie, Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers and Michael Dowling, managing director of Michael Dowling Mortgage and Financial Services, to find out.