Struggling to sell house in West Dublin ( Is the market slowing down )

I think the 325 mark was too optimistic to begin with. I could be wrong as I don't know the sq m of your house etc, but there are 3 bed properties well within the m50 and on a luas line for that. Quiet parts of cabra for example.

I'd hold out for a while and you might get the 260 plus. People with mortgage approval seem to come like busses. May just be bad timing and in another while you could have three or 4 people showing interest.

Abel Ruiz wrote: »

I've no axe to grind, at all....
I grew up in West Dublin. And it was not nice.
I live in kildare now. And there are no armed gangs near me.
Much better value and much nicer neighbours.

West Dublin is huge, as is Kildare.

How do you know there’s no armed gangs near you?

Abel Ruiz wrote: »

What are you talking about?
The little point I was making, was that growing up where I did, it wasn't safe and there was a lot of trouble.

Would you travel on the Red line luas at 10 o'clock on a Saturday night?????

Why are house prices more expensive in sandyford than any area I know in West Dublin?
We all know the answer.
But it seems you don't like the truth.

I grew up in a kip, and it is still probably the worst place in the country.

I travel regularly on the red LUAS line late at night. It’s the easiest and quickest way for me to get home after a night out.

I’ve seen anti social behavior, but never had any trouble myself.

As I said, west Dublin is huge. Good, bad and medium areas in it.

Notice you didn’t answer my question about armed gangs?

anewme wrote: »

I’m a west Dub myself now moved out (slightly)

It really depends on where exactly it is in West Dublin.

For example, the massive developments planned around Clondalkin / Lucan is putting ppl off as no one knows how that’s going to end up.

Not sure about that. All of the Adamstown phases sell out and people buying in those areas don't have a lot of choice. It's there or the commuter belt.

If anything with these developments planners are far more aware of the importance of having rail links etc in first than in the past and people are all over build quality given past issues along with parking etc.

To wait to see how this pans out will probably take 10 -15 years. Clondalkin / Lucan are themselves already villages transformed to massive suburbs in one lifetime but with increasing industrial development coming on stream nearby e.g. grangecastle.

If your holding off buying here on that basis your only buying somewhere else that's also subject to massive development.

Also to the other poster , Sandyford is being massively overdeveloped , I lived there. It contains the Ballyogan estate which is a kip and the Luas is impossible to get on from the Gallops stop every morning never mind the thousands of apartmentsb eing built down the road in Cherrywood , some with no parking that are to go up roads like Murphystown which has no upgrade planned. A house in a well planned estate in God forbid West Dublin is a lot better.

I have recently sold a property in West Dublin. It took 6 weeks to sell. I was happy with that. 3k under asking price.
I had been keeping an eye on property prices in the area, and didn't see anything near the 320k mark for a 3 bed house. But as other posters have said, West Dublin is a big area. Would really need to know more details.

Op, could you specify where in 'West Dublin' your property is located ? Might give some context ....

That's a massive price for a terraced in Dublin 15, 325? Unless it's in Castleknock. We have bought a 3 bed semi detached bigger than usual house in a good part of Dublin 15 and it was significantly less than that. Far less at viewings and far less competing at the 280+ mark than there were lower than that because you're in the ballpark of new houses budgets then and it has far more than most areas, Fingal is bursting with new builds.

anewme wrote: »

I disagree totally. Grange Castle was coming on stream when I worked there nearly 20 years ago. It’s not much further on.

The infrastructure for Adamstown is poor. I know people there who hate it but can’t leave.

They moved the old train station in Clondalkin from Cloverhill, which ppl used to the other white elephant place.

Clonburris is going to be the same. A high percentage of social. There’s also plans for too many houses in Clondalkin, a high percentage will be social housing. There’s already too much anti social behavior. In and around Grange Castle area, scramblers, hordes etc are a scourge.

The Fonthill road is already chaos from a traffic point of view.

Anyone I know buying now who would have bought in the area are buying further out.

Op did not say if this was the area he’s trying to sell in, just giving reasons in case it is.

Grange castle has been transformed in the past 18 months , huge road improvements.

Every major new development in Dublin will have some social housing element. If that's a problem then you always have the older estates in these areas.

Adamstown is not a mess , it's far better designed than some of the mega estates being built in Dublin 13 , Lusk and Rush.

Mixed housing with some social housing is the way forward. It's how it works all over Europe. If you Google one apartment block in Dublin 18 where social housing was to be an element the hysterical responses from local residents included a request for 24 hour security.

Like many attitudes in Ireland this is one that will change in time.

I would take on a massive daily commute over that.

Nika Bolokov wrote: »

Mixed housing with some social housing is the way forward.

Agreed, however the initial build in Clonburris looks like it will be 70% social (and "affordable"). I don't know who is going to buy the affordable, and who in their right mind will buy the 30% at full price.

It's mental, and with SF losing seats all over you can see what people think about it.

OP, Dublin 15 is probably as useful as saying West Dublin to be fair. Castleknock, blanch village (at a push) and price not too bad. Mulhuddart or corduff you're off your head

Ms2011 wrote: »

Sold a 3 bed terrace in a less than desirable area of D22 this time 2 years ago for 308k, 25k over the asking with 3 different bidders vying for it. It went sale agreed and was sold within a month of going on the market.
Unless there has been some big changes in the market (I haven't been keeping track since selling) I think there must be some big issues with the house or location.

Op's house is D15, but not sure what area.

It seems the market is levelling off generally.

elizunia87 wrote: »

To be honest i am not surprised. The situation now in Dublin 15 is not the best. We are looking to buy and we did consider dublin 15 but with all the news, crime we will definitely not buy there. The price is way too high for Dublin 15, unless is Castleknock. For this price I can have house closer to city centre, Walkinstown, Palmerstown.

Our friends bought in Palmerstown end of last year. They work in town. The bus is straight through on a bus lane all the way.

Not much going on there though according to them, but it is convenient and a doddle into town. Cannot say more as I don't know, but their house is nice.

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

elizunia87 wrote: »

To be honest i am not surprised. The situation now in Dublin 15 is not the best. We are looking to buy and we did consider dublin 15 but with all the news, crime we will definitely not buy there. The price is way too high for Dublin 15, unless is Castleknock. For this price I can have house closer to city centre, Walkinstown, Palmerstown.

Our friends bought in Palmerstown end of last year. They work in town. The bus is straight through on a bus lane all the way.

Not much going on there though according to them, but it is convenient and a doddle into town. Cannot say more as I don't know, but their house is nice.

Palmerstown not cheap though.

I had my 3 bed semi in Tallaght with attic conversion and extension valued by an estate agent at 325k, that was about 3 months ago.