Residential deals now outpacing office and retail

Hooke & MacDonald's Q2 2018 review of the residential market showed that activity in the sector comprised 42 per cent of the total, compared with 27 per cent for offices, 23 per cent retail and 7 per cent mixed use

Two retail units and 120 apartments at Six Hanover Quay were sold for €101m

Transactions in the residential investment/private rental market in Dublin have, for the first time, overtaken both office and retail activity in the second quarter of this year, according to agent Hooke & MacDonald.

The agent’s Q2 2018 review of the residential market showed that activity in the sector comprised 42 per cent of the total, compared with 27 per cent for offices, 23 per cent retail and 7 per cent mixed use.

The ...