Investors size up appealing villa

WHAT is it about McCurtain Villas in Cork city that has seen its house values ratchet up above its neighbours in recent years?

It is location, first and foremost, given its convenience to the city centre just a stroll away along Barrack Street, and its proximity to the Lough, Bon Secours hospital and UCC in other directions.

Over the last five years this locational bonus has been prized by house hunters. Houses here were relatively affordable up until just a few years ago, but now it is one of Cork city’s residential battlegrounds between private and investor buyers and prices have soared.