West Cork property market is alight and a delight for vendors at least

Pandemic continued to drive overseas and nationwide interst in 'brand name' West Cork

Lake House was a strong 2021 seller near Toormore, making €800,000 according to the Price Register

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022 - 16:00

Estate agent Maeve McCarthy looks back on 2021 in one of the country's best-performing property hot-spots

The West Cork residential property market has had another bumper year, with stock moving quite quickly across the board.

The lack of saleable housing stock is a significant concern in the residential property sector. We now have a number of buyers looking for properties that are just not currently available. Where are the buyers coming from? The answer is predominantly from Ireland, with Americans also very active in the prime residential home bracket. Purchasers from the UK are too making a comeback and this is across all price ranges. Anecdotally, they seem to be attracted to to our shores by the civic-minded attitude of the Irish people and our open inclusive socio-economic environment.