eagle eye wrote: » 18647 houses listed on my home.ie today. I think somebody said there were over 19000 two days ago.
fliball123 wrote: » That was me and it was over 21000 just Corona broke out
Padre_Pio wrote: » All that means is people are taking houses off the market until restrictions are over. Estate agents are closed. There are no viewings. Only purchases in the later stages are going through. People are reading way to much into this. It will be months before we have anything more than anecdotal evidence.
SozBbz wrote: » I know that area veeery well. There will always be people wanting to live on Valentia Road. Its expensive but its a massive house and the gardens on that road are incredible for being so close to town. Overlooking the church grounds of Corpus Christi, walks on Griffith Avenue, great schools in the area..... its actually lovely. Whatever happens to prices, relatively speaking that house will always be extremely desirable. Also it says the owner is downsizing for lifestyle reasons and wants to stay in the broader area, so they are probably in no real rush.
fliball123 wrote: » Yes which was the whole argument people are saying that demand has dropped therefore price has dropped but demand has only dropped until after corona is over I have been one of the few arguing that supply is drying up as well over the same period and that a website like myhome is actual proof of this. So as always Supply vs demand = price. I have been saying there will be no real drop in prices or infact a market until corona is gone we are in a stalemate. I do believe that when we open back up we may well see a drop in price
Claw Hammer wrote: » Of more relevance is today's Bidx1 auction. The majority of the properties did not sell unlike previous auctions run by Bidx1.
Ozark707 wrote: » Not surprising though as I believe if your bid is accepted at the auction you have to close, so you would have needed to have had your surveyor out to check out property before today which would have been unlikely unless done 5/6 weeks ago?
JP100 wrote: » Anyone any opinions on the help to buy scheme. Will it be extended or cut altogether in the next budget?
eagle eye wrote: » This ECB news has made my mind up for me, gonna sign the contracts on Tuesday and get the purchase done. It's the house we intend to stay in for life so I'm not concerned about its value really.
Adelyn Late Sportsmanship wrote: Which ECB news? Congratulations. Once you have a decent deposit then you will still have the option to move later which people always forget. A lot of people don't stay in their first purchase forever by choice.
eagle eye wrote: » They say they are going printing money. Higher interest rates, money worth less so there mightn't be much change in the price of houses.
Mic 1972 wrote: » Dont confuse demand with desire to buy After the virus is over banks wont be able to lend as much money as before thus a lot of potential buyers wont get a mortgage. No mortage, no demand
GreeBo wrote: I'll try again. I would argue against some of your facts, but unfortunately for all of us, you didnt provide any facts.
GreeBo wrote: If they are in no rush to sell then it wont be. Anyone who wants to live on that road will pounce on the chance as houses dont come up for sale too often.
GreeBo wrote: Thats kinda been my whole point on this thread, desirable areas will always have demand due to low supply.
Paulownia wrote: » My mother died recently and she left me the house we live in and I’ll have to pay tax on the value when she died which seems very unfair because I have another house
Villa05 wrote: » Desirable areas by there nature will demand a premium during the good times, however during a recession that premium won't be paid and consequently desirable areas will fall further and faster. This phenomenon can be seen before covid hit. South Dublin prices were falling while areas like Finglas were rising This shows that before covid there were affordability issues which were impacting the high end desirable market Desirable areas will always have demand that does not mean that their price won't fall, quiet the contrary in fact!
Cyrus wrote: » South Dublin prices have been relatively stagnant for the past few years because they rose the quickest in the first place and then once affordability kicked in they remained relatively flat. Other areas are / were still rising because people then look elsewhere . It doesn’t necessarily mean they will fall harder faster though. The big savings will always be on the multi million euro houses , that’s where you get the 30/40 percent swings.
beauf wrote: » Another 1200 here... More than 1,200 new homes to be developed at site of Central Mental Hospital https://jrnl.ie/5082644