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Level of pent up demand will fuel Kilkenny house prices for rest of year
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The level of pent up demand will fuel Kilkenny house prices for rest of year according to the property price index figures.
Commenting on today’s CSO Residential Property Price Index for February, Brokers Ireland said a further rise in prices, this time a jump from 2.65% to 3% between January and February, reflects the strong demand amid decreasing supply – the latter down 8% month-on-month in February.
Rachel McGovern, Director of Financial Services at the organisation which represents 1,225 Broker firms, said: “With large numbers of people chasing too few properties it is worrying in terms of prices for the remainder of the year.
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Condo prices continue to rise in Tokyo, other urban areas
Azusa Nakanishi, The Japan News
Feb. 11, 2021
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Prices continue to soar for condominiums in urban areas, with new condos in the Tokyo metropolitan area marking their highest price level in 2020 since the bubble economy period. Although the concentration of people in Tokyo has eased due to the spread of telecommuting, the demand for new condominiums has remained high because the number of units on the market has decreased and the number of high- and dual-income households has increased.
Families and couples were seen at a condo sales event organized by the real estate agency Open House Co. in Tokyo s Iidabashi district at the end of January.