Homebuyers' appetite for a sea view is boosting property values

Some popular areas in East Cork have seen a 30% increase on costal property sales, says one estate agent
Homebuyers' appetite for a sea view is boosting property values

Sun, sea, sail boats and easy living: Actors Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal are among those who have put down house roots in Cork. 

Chiming with the upbeat word on seaside and waterfronting sales from east to west along the Munster coastline are agents from Waterford to the far-flung peninsulas of West Cork and Kerry.

Estate agent Colm Cleary in the distant south-west in Schull with the James Lyons O’Keeffe agency (who also opened in Skibbereen and Bantry’s next) states “we live in an outstanding part of the world,” saying that Covid had opened many people’s eyes to that fact.

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