Hard to trump US interest in Irish residential property
A stars and stripes flag flies in front of Doonbeg Golf Club in west County Clare in 2019 as Doonbeg welcomed the arrival of US President Donald Trump.
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A stars and stripes flag flies in front of Doonbeg Golf Club in west County Clare in 2019 as Doonbeg welcomed the arrival of US President Donald Trump.
IN AMERICA, owning an Irish property often meant you had ancestral connection with Ireland and indeed had the means to have a second or multiple number of homes. The real estate connection between the two countries has always been one of a shared human connection and while US based buyers purchasing a property in Ireland is nothing new, we may be on the cusp of a more pragmatic US based buyer engaging in our residential market.
The outcome of the recent US election is already having a profound effect on Americans ambition and indeed interest in purchasing a property in Ireland.
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