We’ll only be able to assess the market when the Covid-19 dust settles

The prospects will only become clear in the coming months

A team from Deane Cladding and Roofing working recently on the exterior of the Dean Hotel, currently under construction beside Kent Railway Station in Cork City. Businesses in various sectors have been coming onstream as the economy reopens as the Covid-19 restrictions are gradually relaxed. Picture: Larry Cummins

IN normal times, the end of June is the ideal time for a mid-year review of the property market. An examination of the market data, in the various sectors relating to supply, demand, price, and viability will be essential. Also, the trend in prices and their analysis will give strong statistical suggestions of the future market in 2020.

We are not living in normal times, and the new normal will be radically different and uncertain.