Time for a showdown
Show houses have a particular type of buyer: some houses appeal to investors who don't want the hassle of fitting out a place to rent; others don't want the interior fit-out bother for themselves and are too pressed for time to wait on a builder, and then have to furnish.
The asking prices for the three very different sort of homes (detached house, semi-detached bungalow, and apartment) now on offer, reflect the jump in values since each scheme began. Over €600,000 is expected for the pristine four-bed detached house at 1 Greendale Road in the 500-house O'Brien and O'Flynn scheme, Maryborough Woods in Douglas. It has a corner site and overlooks Douglas Golf Club clubhouse, with views of the Lee from its upper floors.
