First find the soft spot, then start to squeeze

Carol Tallon Talking Property: Even when it is a sellers’ market, buyers can bring pressure to bear on vendors to swing the odds in their favour.

Carol Tallon.

Recovery in the Irish property market appears to be pushing ahead. However, even a cursory look at the so-called fundamentals – like demand, supply, access to credit and long-term forecasts for the wider European market recovery – reveal many vulnerabilities that still threaten stability. Despite these vulnerabilities, buyers in Ireland are still prepared to sleep outside, queuing for days just to access the handful of new homes coming onto the market in neighbourhoods ...