Rea Stokes & Quirke Newsletter

Providing regular property news from across Ireland

  • Average age of first-time buyer rises to 34

    7th June 2016

    The average age of the first-time buyer in Ireland has risen by five years to 34 over the past decade, with a leading estate agency group predicting that home ownership may soon be a pipedream for those in their twenties. In 2006 the average first-time buyer in Ireland was approximately 29 years...

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  • Agents View - Sunday Independent

    1st June 2016

    If you build it, they will come ..With apologies to Kevin Costner you have to build them, the would-be occupiers are already here. There is no single solution to meeting the housing needs of the population just a series of joined-up actions that are readily achievable if the will is there.W...

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  • Q2 2016 - Average House Price Index

    30th March 2016

    A nationwide supply shortage has fuelled a rise of over 2% in the price of the average house in the last three months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The majority of counties in the State recorded price increases in Quarter Two this year, the latest Real Esta...

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  • Q1 REA Average House Price Survey

    29th March 2016

    A new wave of house buyers are prepared to commute for over an hour to secure properties at the right price,according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The Q1 REA Average House Price Survey has revealed price rises in outer commuter ring locations such as Laois and Offa...

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  • REA Property Expo huge success in NY

    9th March 2016

    The first Irish property exhibition held in New York City has been hailed as a huge success by organisers Real Estate Alliance, who met with 425 potential buyers last weekend. REA members were delighted with the business done at the exhibition in Manhattan's Fitzpatrick Hotel, with 90 customers ...

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