Duplex
May 20, 2008, 10:01pm
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Looks like the 5 beds have dropped by €100,000 from the heady days of the initial launch.
Sunday Business Post 15 May 2006.
Queues began forming ten days before the launch of the Blessington Manor scheme of new houses at Blessington in Co Wicklow yesterday.
Buyers parked their cars outside the development to ensure they would secure a house in the first phase. About 40 people were in the queue as early as last Wednesday. Many of the buyers were from Dublin and stayed at the development overnight in the days running up to the launch.
When estate agent Hamilton Osborne King (HOK) opened its phone lines on Wednesday, it logged more than 2,350 calls within 15 minutes about the new Boden Health housing development at Rathfarnham, south Dublin.
‘‘We sent out a letter advising people to ring in from 8.30am last Wednesday, if they wanted to arrange a viewing.
**“The level of interest was so high that we didn’t even have to advertise,” **said Naomi White of HOK. She said almost all of the 62 homes in the development sold that day.
At Blessington Manor, selling agent Leahy Estate Agents sold all 52 units that launched in the first phase yesterday.
The development comprises 135 three, four and five-bed houses ranging in price from €395,000 to €750,000 .
Gerry Leahy of Leahy Estate Agents said he had been ‘‘actively discouraging people’’ from queuing for long periods.
He said new houses were selling more quickly than ever before.
Demand had surged, he said, and the new homes market could not meet the demand.
White said that demographics, immigration and SSIA money were all causing pent-up demand for homes and that delays and refusals on planning applications were adding to the shortage.
archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2006/05/14/story14238.asp
2Pack
May 20, 2008, 10:12pm
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Well it certainly appears that Naomi and Gerry lied didn’t they , Naomi had 62 for sale and Gerry had 52 for sale…out of 135 total !!!
Thats not quite all the homes and it was the same 52 they both had.
Are we talking Ghost Estate here …anyone ??
2Pack
May 20, 2008, 10:23pm
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The demand was that big 2 years ago, such a long long time ago all the same
Another country
xman
May 21, 2008, 2:07am
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Disbelief for the poor feckers who bought in 2006.
They’ll be 10-15 years into their 35 year mortgages before they manage get their principles down by 100k.
Laddermania is an expensive illness.
2Pack:
said Naomi White of HOK. She said almost all of the 62 homes in the development sold that day.
Well it certainly appears that Naomi and Gerry lied didn’t they , Naomi had 62 for sale and Gerry had 52 for sale…out of 135 total !!!
Thats not quite all the homes and it was the same 52 they both had.
Are we talking Ghost Estate here …anyone ??
This is a place that Mrs C likes and makes me visit on a sunday afternoon when i have better things to do, I was there last weekend, there is about 70% occupancy there i’d say, judging on the number of cars and the other indicators such as curtains, maintained gardens etc
€380k for a 3 bed does not bode well for this guy trying to shift his for €430kwww.daft.ie/1368120
xman
May 21, 2008, 6:50am
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But not before the last sale unfortunately.
xman
May 21, 2008, 7:15am
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SBP 14/05/06 says 3 beds prices “starting from 395k”.
That ad says 3 beds prices “starting from 380k”.
That’s a price drop of 15k, not 100k to xman.
False & misleading advertising anyone?
xman:
SBP 14/05/06 says 3 beds prices “starting from 395k”.
That ad says 3 beds prices “starting from 380k”.
That’s a price drop of 15k, not 100k to xman.
False & misleading advertising anyone?
It was the 5 beds which dropped 100K - i guess it’s similar to the old ‘starting from X’ lark, where the shoebox apartment in the far corner of the estate is the only one going for the stated price.
Pill
May 21, 2008, 12:30pm
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Ah the good old days of the fundamentals and looking forward to all sorts of pleasurable forms of easing; seems like a long time ago now.
If anyone is head out the Naas dual carriage way any time soon, keep an eye out for the sign near Kill.
It reads something like:
All I could think was, “another villiage bites the dust”.
-Rd
mambo
September 10, 2010, 8:48am
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Final phase on sale at Blessington Manorindependent.ie/lifestyle/pro … 32735.html
There are 12 four-bedroom detached homes, priced at €325,000 , while there remain just three five-bedroom detached homes, on sale at €375,000 .
Price drops are being tracked at viewtopic.php?f=14&t=32821
AWAAF
September 10, 2010, 9:11am
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daltonr:
If anyone is head out the Naas dual carriage way any time soon, keep an eye out for the sign near Kill.
It reads something like:
New Showhouses
All I could think was, “another villiage bites the dust”.
-Rd
God be with the days when a village only needed one idiot!
Larry
September 10, 2010, 9:48am
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I find it astonishing that as recently as May 2008 people were still (apparently) shelling out the guts of €500,000 on 4-beds in Blessington. For some reason those days feel a hell of a lot longer ago than 2 years. Although, I guess it was only around that time that the first murmurs of the Emperor’s precarious sartorial state were being heard.
does anyone think they are good value at there new price?do you think they will sell them?
Certainly considerably better value, but, but, but…bear in mind;
the potential job cuts - is Ireland Inc. just complete FUBARed?;
8 -10% interest rates on variable mortgages;
most kids living in Blessington and going to secondary school head off to Templeogue, Naas, Newbridge, Tallaght, Rathcoole etc.
It is better value than pretty much anything of such proximity to Dublin - but I am not sure that makes it good value - it just makes everything else astonishingly bad value.
Sorry - just had to put in a smiley or two - it is Friday after all!!
Larry:
I find it astonishing that as recently as May 2008 people were still (apparently) shelling out the guts of €500,000 on 4-beds in Blessington. For some reason those days feel a hell of a lot longer ago than 2 years. Although, I guess it was only around that time that the first murmurs of the Emperor’s precarious sartorial state were being heard.
+1. Simply amazing. Feels like another lifetime.
, another time. 