The number of residential properties sold in Clare in the first six months of the year has returned to near pre-pandemic levels.
New CSO data shows 595 transactions on residential dwellings were conducted in this county up until the end of June, compared to 604 in the same period in 2019.
Last year saw it drop by around 12 and a half percent, largely on account of the onset of the pandemic in 2020’s second quarter.
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Just 19 of the 72 property transactions executed in June in Clare involved first time buyers taking their first steps on to the housing ladder.
Property Commentator and Architect Mel Reynolds, says renovating vacant properties would provide better value housing units more quickly.
