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MyHome.ie Webinar – Real Estate Alliance chairman Anthony McGee

We’re delighted to bring you another MyHome.ie Webinar today. In this week’s episode, we chat to Real Estate Alliance chairman Anthony McGee. Anthony, who runs REA McGee in Tallaght, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the business, the launch of their new product BidNow and…

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Brexit causing uncertainty in upper ends of property market, according to REA

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Brexit is continuing to cause uncertainty at the upper ends of the property market here. That’s according to agent REA, which says the market has segmented into two groups – those who need to buy and those who are able to choose when they can move. "The…

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Real Estate Alliance report strong US interest in Irish property

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American buyers’ interest in Irish property is growing very strongly, according to Real Estate Alliance, who held their third US Property Show in New York last week. The strength of the US market, which now forms over 22% of overseas enquiries for Irish property, was…

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Average house price up 3.1% since June – REA report

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The average three bed semi-detached house nationally has risen by 3.1% to €221,843 since June, the Q3 REA Average House Price Survey has found. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the up-to-date actual sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, the three-bed semi,…

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Average three-bed rises above €200,000 for first time since crash

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The average three-bed semi has risen above €200,000 for the first time since the country emerged from the property crash, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. And with an increase of mortgage-backed buyers on the market chasing a limited supply,…

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Average age of a first-time buyer in Ireland now 34

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The average age of first-time house buyers in Ireland has risen by five years over the past decade, from 29 to 34, according to a report from estate agency group Real Estate Alliance, who predict that home ownership may soon be a pipe dream for those in…

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Real Estate Alliance to host their UK property show in London this Saturday

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Real Estate Alliance will host their UK property show this Saturday from 11am to 2pm in the Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre in London. The group will be presenting a large sample of their properties all across Ireland with many properties under €100,000. You…

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Mixed reaction to Central Bank rules on mortgage lending

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There has been a mixed reaction to the new Central Bank rules on mortgage lending. Prospective home-buyers will have to save bigger deposits under the regulations. Banks will only be able to lend up to a maximum of 80% of a property’s value for most owner-occupiers.…

Ten properties sold at REA auction

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A total of €877,000 was raised from the sale of 10 properties at the Real Estate Alliance auction in the O’Callaghan Alexander Hotel in Dublin today. The biggest sale of the day was the €295,000 paid for a former convent in Dundalk – a sum that…

11 of 18 properties sell at Real Estate Alliance auction

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Estate agency group the Real Estate Alliance made their return to the auction market today, with 11 of the 18 properties to go under the hammer at the Davenport Hotel selling for a total sum of €1,024,000. Two further properties sold after auction and that,…