Harbouring thoughts of a house-in-a-million?

THE bottom half of the property market may be slackening, but that’s not evident at the upper end where buyers seem immune to swings in the ECB interest rate.

Those with a nice fat lump sum built up in their present properties — or equally, those with a nice fat lump sum will be the main cohort for a new, niche development in Rushbrooke, Cobh, Co Cork.

Under the stewardship of Dermot Lynch, James G Coughlan and Associates, and joint agents, Aveska Properties, these Cork harbour-side homes comes in at €950,000, just under the crucial €1 million mark.