Mic 1972 wrote: » the virus is officially here, check out RTS News
christy G wrote: » If you are lucky enough to be able to live at home with parents and save for a mortgage thats the best thing to do or if you have land to build on off a family member even better ,best way to go. buying houses in dublin or outside is just getting to expensive so best to build your own home if lucky enough to have the land .
Zenify wrote: » Landlords want their asset price to increase. Estate agents work off a percentage.
fliball123 wrote: » Its also very expensive to build one off houses , builders will be able to buy in bulk and get reduction in prices for materials and very little man hours wasted as there is always work to do on a site. You build a one off and any delay costs
christy G wrote: » True just have to prepare for that , still works out cheaper then buying a house that is the exact same as everyone else around you with no garden and to close together.
SozBbz wrote: » Planners need to clamp down on one off housing like this.
Eric Cartman wrote: » why though. Most of it is along roads that are paved anyway , they pay for their own electricity connection , water and septic are looked after by themselves or mains connection paid for by themselves. The vast majority of people do not expect busses or footpaths or anything else that urban dwellers usually blame those people of wanting. Whats wrong with living out away from an estate and living in a house you like looking at thats not generic.
OEP wrote: » As long as its connected to a settlement, otherwise it just ruins our countryside. Like it already is with the horrible bungalows
Eric Cartman wrote: » They could be a lovely collection of contemporary designs and 2 storey houses but the stupidly restrictive design guides and planners tastes constantly ruin that plan
Graham wrote: » Another observation from historical house prices is house prices are around 20% lower than they were in 2007.
Brussels Sprout wrote: » Not picking on you, since RTE constantly do it, but I absolutely hate this take. By framing it this way it’s like the prices at the height of the credit-fuelled, Celtic Tiger-era bubble are either:some kind of aspirational target, or, a contrast to show how the prices are still great value now
Graham wrote: » It's almost as if I did it deliberately to highlight the absurdity of taking either the very lowest point or the very highest point and suggesting either is the benchmark by which "correct prices" should be ascertained.
Graham wrote: » You appear to be suggesting prices will drop just because they are unaffordable to one segment of the market. I think you're making the wrong argument. Outside of other external influence, current prices will be sustained as long as supply is less than or equal to demand. The fact that some people are "locked out" won't change that. Demand dropping or supply increasing will change that. You'd make a stronger argument for price drops if you suggested demand at current market prices is almost satisfied. If/when this happens I would expect the mix of property types under construction to change and prices with them. Naturally, other external factors may put downward pressure on prices.
Assetbacked wrote: » I'm suggesting affordability mixed with supply picking up to reduce demand
Graham wrote: » Hmmmm, can't help but think the conclusion is slightly skewed. Another observation from historical house prices is house prices are around 20% lower than they were in 2007.
Graham wrote: » Let me introduce you to Bob. Bob is a property developer. Bob has just been told houses in his new development are unaffordable for some people. Bob has no problem selling everything he can build at current prices. Why is Bob is going to reduce the price of his houses?
lcwill wrote: » Indeed, taking the bottom of the deepest house price crash ever experienced by a developed country as a reference point might not be the best approach.
OEP wrote: » They won't look lovely if they're on their own planted in the middle of the countryside. I'd prefer not to see any houses there
Mic 1972 wrote: » As many reported in here, there has been an increase in asking prices for price Jan-feb, link belowhttps://bl.ocks.org/pinsterdev/raw/b52f2a466477d05576bc/?s=commuter
Pheonix10 wrote: » Thanks for this. Where did you source the data?
Eric Cartman wrote: » Where are the people who want to live more than 100 meters from a neighbour and despise housing estates supposed to live ?
Padre_Pio wrote: » In housing estates. That's according to the planners. I've heard plenty of stories of people who have land and local needs getting asked "Why don't you just buy a house in an estate?" You can't beat a garden and a bit of space.
Eric Cartman wrote: » Kids kicking a football at your gaf, cars getting damaged and having the gardai called if you have a cranky neighbour and a few mates round after midnight is absolute ideal living conditions... not to mention no space for a workshop or big garage if you like cars, having people look at you just trying to enjoy your back garden.
