Tail Docker wrote: » It hit somewhere north of 3 million during the boom, probably about 1 now. Yeah, I should have sold, but there you go. You gotta live somewhere.
Markcheese wrote: » 210,000 euro about 8 years ago . Had to renovate last year so add 40 k , on the plus side I'm on a tracker so the lifetime cost (total over 35 years) is a lot lower than if I tried to buy now with a low purchase price but higher interest rate. :-) (I keep telling myself that anyway)
Micky Dolenz wrote: » I think you misunderstood the question.
naughtysmurf wrote: » 50,000 Punts, 45K mortgage, 3 bed semi, thought we would never pay it back, sold it for 180,500 euro after 8 years, bought a 4 bed semi for 222,500, owe about 70k, on a tracker, about 7 or 8 years left on it. Could be a lot worse
quadrifoglio verde wrote: » Good way to look at it. If you bought somewhere where you're happy to love in for the forseable future, what does it matter on the value if you're paying less per month than someone who paid less than you to buy, but more in mortgage payments due to the higher interest rate.
Wicklowrider wrote: » 1988. 26,000 punts. Average 3 bed semi. Nearly backed out of deal because I was worried about getting that deep in debt. 2 years before that a mate was left a house in Smithfield , an old council house with an outside toilet, he offered it to me for 3, 500 cash. Thats not a typo. I think back then an average worker could buy an average house in the Dublin area for aprx 2 years of his gross salary. If you had a secure factory job or something like that you could do a lot better. Something went seriously wrong
