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Dublin 6W: Nab a Ranelagh-style redbrick in Harold's Cross
Will Moore of Sherry Fitzgerald: "Convenience has become very important. Properties on a good bus route, handy for shops and close to town, were popular: many ended up in bidding situations. Cormac Te - Subscribe |
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Dublin 3 (Clontarf only): Clontarf is streets ahead in D3
Paul Menton of Quillsen says volume of transactions is down on 2015, from 218 to 165 in 2016. ??Buyers were very focused, they knew what they wanted and viewed quickly.? - Subscribe |
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South County Dublin: Prices are feeling the Brexit impact
Wade Wise of Beirne & Wise: "The family home market was very buoyant with three to four-bed homes in mature established areas of Blackrock, Mount Merrion and Booterstown being particularly sought afte - Subscribe |
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Dublin 17: Values stagnant in areas plagued by 'social issues'
Dublin 17 is suffering from a very acute shortage of supply but that didn't translate into much growth, says Brian Caulfield of GWD, our expert on the ground, who estimates value increases of 6pc in t - Subscribe |
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North County Dublin: Huge discrepancies in prices
Grainne McKenna of DNG McKenna Healy: "It looked promising, with plenty of new stock and plenty of buyers," she says. "But there was a slowdown heading into the summer. Things picked up again after th - Subscribe |
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Dublin 7: Grangegorman and Luas drive demand in all D7 areas
Vinnie Mullen of DNG: "Stock levels are very low and demand was still strong," says Mullen. "Investors kept prices going up because rents are so good. But prices are still 35-40pc below what they were - Subscribe |
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Dublin 5: Pent-up demand will push Raheny's prices higher
Wayne O'Brien of DNG reports a "very good year from a sales point of view", with transactions up from 34 in 2015 to 43 in 2016. Around a quarter of all purchasers were cash buyers, and borrowed buyers - Subscribe |
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Dublin 22: Dearer but Corpos still a steal
Paul O'Brien of Property Partners O'Brien Swaine estimated that transactions were down by 5pc compared with the previous year. As a result, prices are up by 8pc. An average three-bed semi now stands a - Subscribe |
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Dublin 20: Palmerstown best bang for your buck
"The market in Dublin 20 suffered a lot because of the Central Bank cap and the deposit requirement," says local agent Roger Berkeley. "But, since the recent rule changes, we saw prices edging up towa - Subscribe |
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Dublin 12: Buyers must go well above 'asking'
Adrian Murphy of Murphy Mullan: "This soon got emotional. The area has a lot of buyers who grew up there and half of them are now getting family help. "Call it a dig-out or an early inheritance - I of - Subscribe |
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Dublin 24: Kilnamanagh ticks boxes for first-timers
Marc Browne of DNG says that Ballycullen and Firhouse are notably popular with buyers who have been priced out of Dublin 14 and 16, and that well-located apartments near either a good bus route or the - Subscribe |
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Dublin 18: Bungalows in big demand with downsizers
"It was distinctly quieter in the second half of the year," says Ronan O'Hara of Sherry FitzGerald, who reports a "lively" first half of 2016. That said, there were some big-money sales in D18 in 2016 - Subscribe |
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Dublin 16: Garages and gardens great for 'future-proofing'
Carole Ross of Sherry FitzGerald had a busy year. "We did not have as much stock as usual, and you would have thought that there would have been dramatic price rises as a result. But prices at the end - Subscribe |
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Dublin 14: Supply shortage helps push up Dundrum prices
Cathal Macarthy: "If I had 50 two-bed townhouses, I'd be able to sell them in a week. All the downsizers want A-rated modern houses instead of the big, old houses in which they are rattling around. Bu - Subscribe |
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Ask the experts: Are prices falling or static in any locations that you can think of?
Claire Solon is president of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland: "Our regional members report that there are many locations around the country yet to experience any uplift for a number of reas - Subscribe |
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Dublin 3 (excluding Clontarf): Clontarf is streets ahead in D3
Paul Menton of Quillsen: "We are finding that European buyers are drawn to these properties because of convenience, particularly to the East Point business park, the 3Arena and the Dart. They'd live o - Subscribe |
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Things are looking up for first-time buyers - but policies and interest rates need a big review
"There's a huge infrastructure deficit leading to planning refusals. Roads, sewerage, water have all been neglected. There's pent up demand for first-time buyers and the economy is improving, but buil - Subscribe |
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Is 2017 the year of no homes to go to?
Ireland's trophy home locations of Dublin 4 and South County Dublin have ended up being among Ireland's flattest property markets as we enter 2017. - Subscribe |
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Dublin 8: 'Nearly every sale in the area has gone above asking price'
Eunan Doherty of DNG: We did not have enough properties to sell. Dublin 8 is now one of the city's most popular post codes," - Subscribe |
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The ten most expensive house sales of 2016
The Lyons Demesne in Celbridge, Co Kildare was among 511 residential properties sold for more than ?1m last year, an analysis of the Property Price Register shows. - Subscribe |
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