Cork auctioneers selling new properties in Cork reported very high levels of first-time buyer demand for properties costing up €500,000. Sherry FitzGerald’s new homes division in Cork say that first-time buyers bought 80% of 500 new homes they sold up until December. Another development popular with first-time buyers was the Lake View in Midleton, where Sherry FitzGerald homes had over 80 sales to date. Savills in Cork say first-time buyers accounted for 85% of all new homes sales. Savills also reported strong first-time buyer demand for three-bedroom semis costing €475,000 in a newly launched development at Carlton, also at Castletreasure in Douglas.

Source: Irish Examiner December 30, 2025 15:09 UTC