Property Focus: Why Rochestown in Cork continues to rise

Despite the lockdown, 23 sales have gone through in Rochestown so far this year, including four that passed the half-million euro mark

The enthusiasm of online house hunters is so great that they are bidding on the strength of virtual viewings. Picture: Denis Scannell

High demand for Rochestown properties, at a time when supply everywhere is at an all-time low, is resulting in bidding wars which are pushing some property prices upwards.

Although viewings aren’t possible during lockdown, auctioneers listing properties in the area say they are compiling long lists with the names of buyers who want to see them when restrictions ease. In the case of some properties, the enthusiasm of online house hunters is so great that they are bidding on the strength of virtual viewings.