Grand Canal Dock, South city centre
CSO median house price: €380,000
2019 prediction: up 4%-5%, for the sub-€400,000 market
Dublin 2 also experienced a two-tier market last year. The sub-€400,000 market was strong, with values increasing by 5%-6%. Values in the mid-level market — in the €550,000 to €650,000 bracket — were flat and at the same level as at the end of 2017, according to agent Owen Reilly.
“The top end of market had a great start, but regressed in the past six months,” says Reilly. “With supply of apartments up 41%, compared with 2017, we experienced longer selling times of 6.9 weeks, compared with 5.2 weeks in 2017. The average asking price was €533,208, and the average selling price only 2.4% higher, compared