FIGURES released this week showed that property prices are still rising. The national average house price in 2021 was €321,596, up 9.4% on the year before.
Remote working has added to the demand for homes, combined with a severe shortage of properties and a lack of new-home builds. In West Cork it is estimated that prices rose by an average of 6%. This is good news only for those downsizing, moving abroad, or moving to a less attractive domestic location.
In general it means first-time buyers are under severe pressure and that is not good for the future of the region, as a whole.
