How much has HTB Scheme inflated prices of new homes?

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If you are looking to purchase a property and will not be availing of the HTB, does it make sense to stay away from any new homes?

Especially homes under 500k, I assume those would have been inflated by the help to buy scheme, the ones over 500k would have been that price anyway so it's not factored in.

Curious how the majority of new houses come in at or around 495k, obviously they have targeted people using the help to buy scheme to make them easier to sell.

Where is the value in today's property market?
 
It's a while since I looked but in Dublin the prices for 2nd-hand family homes seem to bunch in the €400k- €550k bracket. That's being compressed at the top by the 3.5x LTI income multiple for first-time buyers.

This wasn't a feature of the market ten years ago where the relationship between rooms/m2 and price was more of a straight line.

This is just casual observation, not sure if there is research on this.
 
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