Grounds for optimism in Dublin city centre

The first six months of 2017 should be busy

Owen Reilly, an estate agent based in the Dublin Docklands

The new rules on mortgage lending, other buyer incentives and an increasing supply of new homes in the pipeline have created conditions that are altogether more positive for the property market. I expect an increased number of first-time buyers to enter the market this year and I believe that movement throughout the market will follow.

To capture this, a number of our clients will sell early in 2017 and we anticipate a busy ...