First time buyers seminar for Galway

Thu, Jan 08, 2009

A free seminar for first time buyers will be held in the Radisson SAS Hotel on Monday January 26 at 7pm. A host of speakers will be present to give impartial advice to first time buyers on the intricacies of buying a home, from the finance to the legal aspect.

Top-class two bedroom home with extension

Thu, Jan 08, 2009

No 39 Cimín Mór is a beautiful residence with an extension incorporating a ground floor bedroom with en suite.

A bargain in Menlough

Thu, Jan 08, 2009

This substantial two-storey residence is located in Skehana, Menlough, a wonderful rural location yet within walking distance of church and local hostelry.

Shantalla home is ready to move into

Thu, Jan 08, 2009

No 16 Colmcille Road is a fantastic Shantalla home in wonderful condition and within walking distance of NUI Galway and UHG.

Convenient to everything

Thu, Jan 08, 2009

No 75 Sandyvale Lawn is a well presented home in excellent decorative order and convenient to every city facility including church, shops, and schools. Features include ofch, some double glazing, and PVC fascia and soffit. There are gardens to front and rear, and the rear garden contains a shed and is not overlooked.

Reality bites

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

The only certainty that seems to have prevailed through the commercial property market for the whole of 2008 has been uncertainty. From the experienced players to the new breed of market analysts, all seem to be looking at the murky waters waiting to see if there is clear water with a bottom in sight.

Property Partners Maxwell & Heaslip have between them over 100 years of experience in dealing in the Galway Commercial market, and it is most interesting when talking to the people who have seen more in the market than most, Danno Heaslip and Jim Maxwell, that the common thread running through their outlook is that the market will certainly turn, it’s a question of looking for the signs that will make this happen, and when.

Ad hoc landlords – a thing of the past

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

The residential lettings market in Galway city has enjoyed a period of particularly strong growth in the year to date. As a result of the downturn in house sales many potential buyers have been biding their time and renting.

Naomi McComiskey, who is looking after the lettings section of Property Partners Maxwell & Heaslip comments “The rental market has continued to grow over the past 12 months. Uncertainty in the property market has led to many owners deciding to rent their properties rather than sell. This is proving to be a good option for many owners and investors. At the same time people unsure of purchasing are choosing to rent in the short to medium term until the property market has stabilised. While in most cases the rents have not seen any significant growth for the past year, the lower interest rates will balance out the lack of increased income. All in all, these factors are contributing to a positive residential lettings market in and around Galway, which we believe looks set to continue for the foreseeable future.”

Interesting properties

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

The following are some lovely properties which will certainly raise eyebrows.

Quality agricultural land at Grange

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

Sherry FitzGerald Kavanagh offers a quality parcel of land at Grange, Corrandulla for sale. The 13.5 acres of quality flat lands come with good, well defined, boundaries with extensive road frontage and vehicular access onto the main Galway - Headford road (N84). Currently in grass in two plots, divided into a number of fields with good shelter and with water servicing the fields. One plot is on the western side of the N84 and the second plot on the eastern side of this road. The sole selling agents are quoting an asking price of €250,000.

Value for money

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

No 7 New Avenue Wood, Rahoon Road, is an attractive three bedroom semidetached property. In terms of convenience, this property has all that you would require at its doorstep, including ease of access to Galway city centre, Salthill, sporting facilities, and shopping centres.

Tirellan Heights

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

An excellent three bedroom property situated in Tirellan Heights, Headford Rd. Property comprises sitting room, dining room, kitchen with tiled floors, downstairs wc and whb, three bedrooms, main bathroom, wc, and whb.

Not all doom and gloom

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

In 2008, in general, it can be said there has been little in the way of good news. What started out a slow year with indications that prices would fall across the board, turned out by the end of the summer to have developed into what many property experts would describe as a freefall. With fluctuations in falling prices varying considerably depending on location across the country, nowhere escaped the carnage. Price falls varied from as high as 40per cent in some of Dublin’s commuter belt, with even traditionally nlue chip locations in the capital seeing falls as great as 20per cent. Galway, universally recognized as being recession proof in property terms didn’t escape either.

End of terrace townhouse

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Now is the chance to purchase a property in the heart of Galway. Smith auctioneers offers this excellent two bedroom townhouse at the Cornstore, Middle Street, at the very centre of the city. It is rare that a townhouse is available in a much sought after development of only 12 townhouses.

Tesco Express opens first Galway Store

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Tesco Express opened its first store in Galway last Friday located at Tornóg, Ballinfoyle on the Headford Road.

Great location

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

This is a top-class detached residence in extremely good condition – brilliantly located at Oldfield, Kingston. Property comprises large sitting room, dining room with patio doors to garden, kitchen fully fitted, downstairs wc, and whb, four excellent bedrooms, main bathroom, wc, and whb.

Pump Lane apartment

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

This one bedroom apartment is centrally located adjacent to the Eglinton Canal and tucked away off Dominick Street. Both Quay Street and the Shop Street are a two-minute walk away with every amenity close to hand.

Magnificent property auction

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

“The best and most exciting auction of the year,” was how people who regularly attended described O’Donnellan & Joyce’s auction last Friday. The agents placed three properties up for sale by public auction on Friday last. The regular venue which is The Harbour Hotel was packed to capacity with a large number of people unable to get into the auction room and transferring their bids from the hallway.

The first property to be placed for auction was a three bedroom end of terrace residence at No 1 St Bridgets Terrace it was purchased before the auction by a canny investor who didn’t want the property to go into the auction room and paid an undisclosed price for it prior to auction. Solicitor with carriage of sale: Ms Anne Kennedy, Bruen Glynn solicitors, Tuam, Co Galway.

Glor na dTonn in Furbo

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Galway Bay and only 10 minutes drive west of Galway city, Glor na dTonn is a small compact development of only seven apartments and townhouses of which just two remain available for purchase.

Superb detached residence

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

No 1 Tearmann Eala is in top-class condition and offers spacious living accommodation throughout – No 1 has oil fired central heating plus a gas fireplace in sittingroom, double glazed, four bathrooms, two en suites, downstairs shower, wc, and whb, and main bathroom.

Tasteful Tumnahulla

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

This house in Corrandulla has been designed and built with the greatest attention to detail and incorporates many beautiful touches, such as porcelain tiling throughout most of the downstairs accommodation, and some of the upstairs.

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