Tommy Barker visits a well-appointed house which has benefited from the care lavished on it by its first owners

All 31 upmarket homes are released at once, without phasing or a showhouse, says Tommy Barker

Trish Dromey hears that this 10-year-old Carrigtwohill home is in good condition with maturing green surrounds and comfortable interior.

Tommy Barker visits a city outlier and townland that was recently a rural idyll, but now is an accessible and sought-after suburban stretch.

Not one, not two, not even three, but four semis are now for sale, for a receiver, at Ardfield Road, in Cork’s Grange suburb on the edge of Douglas.

The owners of this quality Blackhill dormer have made the most of its interiors, and of its lush country gardens too.

A trio of three-beds are for sale with diverse price tags. Tommy Barker reports

Those who rent have the option to buy after four years, Tommy Barker reports.

A PERFECT palace – that’s how Suzanne Tyrell of Cohalan Downing describes no 36 Rosehill at Ballinacurra, near Midleton, Co Cork, and its rail link to Cork city.

IN terms of location, Ardmanning Avenue is a great, inner city address. It’s close to UCC and the Bon Secours hospital, has the Lough on the doorstep with good butchers and a large supermarket within a two minute walk.

ON a day of watery sun and blustering wind, I took the train to visit Castlelake, Carrigtwohill, five years after its phenomenal launch.

IT needs a bit of dragging into the 21st century, but, otherwise, this three-bed, number 22, Belgard Downs, is a canny buy.

Property Editor Tommy Barker on why home owners living close to the newly expanded East Cork rail service are laughing all the way to the bank.

THERE’s a feelgood factor immediately evident at Bridgemount, an Edwardian terraced home on Cork city’s Western Road – you just know from its polished brasses it has been a cherished family home.

THERE are two basic pitches with the sale of these new hilltop apartments at Passage West, Co Cork.

THE simplicity of a rent-then-buy house sale move has seen nervous house buyers come off the fence.

A SMALL number of houses, in a central village setting, with a high standard of finish, should see sales tip along nicely for Model Quarter.

VERY competitive pricing, and a high-specification, mark out the Fleming Construction homes launched today in Cobh, Co Cork.

SHANAKIEL Court in Sunday’s Well is a bit hard to find if you don’t know the area.

AN attractive, renovated farm house, six and a half acres, stables, and two arenas are among the features of a house for sale at Corbally, Kanturk, Co Cork.

No 14, Johnstown Park in Glounthaune, a cute commuter option on the Cork-Cobh line.

COOL, calm and selective, Charleston Close is a development strictly for grown-ups - and picky purchasers at that.

THERE'S been a swift and predominantly local uptake for the launch of almost 90 new homes in Bandon, West Cork.