REA welcome new Chairman at AGM

REA held their AGM in Buswells Hotel in Dublin, on Friday, 26th November 2010. The appointment of Patrick J. Riney, Director of Orchard Real Estate Alliance in Rathfarnham as Chairperson of the national property group and Seamus Carthy of Carthy Real Estate Alliance, Roscommon as Vice-Chairperson were ratified by the grou

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Eoin Dillon reports some recent sales

Eoin Dillon REA in Nenagh has reported a number of sales in the last few weeks. Afew were bought by first time buyers. One was a 2 bed end of terrace for €110,000 and the other was a 3 bed mid terrace for €107,500 which was only on the market 3 weeks.
Also a 5 bed new detached dormer was sold for €285,000 and a 4 bed bungalow for €165,000. A 3 bed detached holiday home was sold on the lake for €150,000

Paul Grimes auction success raised €20,500 for Charity

Paul Grimes, Director of Grimes REA in Ashbourne & Skerries and Board member of REA conducted a Charity Auction on behalf of The Paul Stafford Foundation in the Mansion House on Friday the 5th of November. He raised €20,500 alone in the Auction and all proceeds will be given to 1Life, a suicide prevention 24 hour helpline
The Paul Stafford Foundation was established in 2007 to raise awareness and address the serious issue of suicide in Ireland. It was founded by a group of people who were directly affected themselves by suicide and had lost someone they loved to this ever increasing problem. www.paulstaffordfoundation.com
1life is a dedicated 24 hour freephone national suicide prevention helpline 1800 247 100 www.1life.ie

Good time to Buy

AN economist who was the only person in the property industry to label the housing market a bubble said yesterday that now is the right time for new buyers to enter the market.Derek Brawn, whose book on the property market predicted the bursting of the bubble, said first-time buyers should buy now once they find a property at the right price.The optimal time to buy a house was not at the bottom of the market but just before the market hit the bottom, Mr Brawn said. A year before the bottom of the housing market is the ideal time to buy, he said.