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HOUSING COLUM MURPHY
KEHOE & ASSOCIATES

The County Wexford property reputation for integrity and service while rental
market is very active at present. during the intervening years, so properties are
The economy has bounced back, Managing Director Colum Murphy also providing
the corner has been turned is well-placed to give an overview value at an
and much confidence has been of the property scene as we head average of
restored to the housing sector. towards the latter part of this €650 per month.
The area has long been known as decade. Two-bedroom apartments can be
one of the most attractive places He points to a fact which may purchased in Wexford for €75,000;
in the country in which to live not be well-known, in that of all a townhouse will set you back about
and work, with the favourable the counties in Leinster, Wexford €100,000; three-bedroom semis are
climate, fabulous seascapes and is second only to Dublin when it selling for €145,000; and the much
landscapes, bustling towns and comes to the amount of residential sought-after, larger detached homes
excellent amenities, and that properties available to buyers. are becoming readily available
hasn’t changed.
But the prices in Wexford and in the late €200,000s and early
Meanwhile, there’s a good mix of Dublin are much different, €300,000s, according to Colum.
residential property available in reflecting the huge demand on “Those executive-style houses are
Wexford town and elsewhere in the property in the capital and other becoming very important from an
county, at eye-catching prices to suit counties where supply isn’t so good. employment-creation point of view,”
most budgets.
The average asking price for a he says, pointing to the need for
Kehoe & Associates have been in residential property in Wexford, available properties for company
business in the county town since across all areas of the market, executives and employees when
the early 1980s and have built up a establishing a presence in an area.
is currently about €175,000,

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