Values rise at last for investors

THE Irish property investment market turned around in the first quarter of 2003, with capital values rising 0.8% in the first increase since December 2001, according to the Investment Property Databank (IPD).

“These figures show the Irish property investment market is beginning to turn the corner.

However, it still has a good deal of ground to make up,” Mark Callender, IPD research director, said in a statement.