Worlds apart: the search for a home in a million

IF YOU’VE a million dollars to spend on a new home and a three-bed semi in south Dublin doesn’t catch your imagination, those willing to travel can find exotic alternatives.

“Washing machine and dishwasher ready,” boasts the blurb for a new semi-detached in Dublin 14, close to Dundrum, Clonskeagh and UCD, which also features a “backyard garden”. The price tag is $995,000 (€768,000).

The same money in Buenos Aires will net something a bit bigger — a 7,500 square foot home which comes with a swimming pool in the garden, a covered barbecue area for those long, hot evenings and a whirlpool tub in the master bedroom’s en-suite.