Comments on: Tips for First Time Buyers in Dublin http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2006/tips-for-first-time-buyers-in-dublin/ Random ramblings from the home office of a web developer in Dublin, Ireland Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:26:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: All Change http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2006/tips-for-first-time-buyers-in-dublin/#comment-1974 All Change Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:07:05 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1974 [...] House hunting is still my main pursuit. Almost four months on the property trail now. It was both consoling and depressing to read recently that my recent anecdotal evidence regarding the Dublin property market is backed up by Sherry FitzGerald’s quarterly findings. Dublin house prices rose by 11% in the first 3 months of 2006, which means that prices have increased by over 30% since March 2005! [...] [...] House hunting is still my main pursuit. Almost four months on the property trail now. It was both consoling and depressing to read recently that my recent anecdotal evidence regarding the Dublin property market is backed up by Sherry FitzGerald’s quarterly findings. Dublin house prices rose by 11% in the first 3 months of 2006, which means that prices have increased by over 30% since March 2005! [...]

]]> By: Dav id Douglas http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2006/tips-for-first-time-buyers-in-dublin/#comment-1885 Dav id Douglas Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:29:30 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1885 Hey Janine, Great blog - I especially like your paragraph on "Never trust an estate agent", and considering I'm the son of an Estate Agent (I'll let you guess which one!) I couldn't agree with you more. Now that's rubber stamping for ye.....:-) Dave. Hey Janine,

Great blog - I especially like your paragraph on “Never trust an estate agent”, and considering I’m the son of an Estate Agent (I’ll let you guess which one!) I couldn’t agree with you more. Now that’s rubber stamping for ye…..:-)

Dave.

]]> By: Jayne http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2006/tips-for-first-time-buyers-in-dublin/#comment-1862 Jayne Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:01:49 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1862 Ah, welcome to the world of real estate ... it's a doozie. This is why property buying and selling is one of the most stressful things you can undertake. Add to that the 'telephone number' price tags you're dealing with and, well, need I say more? Good luck with your search. It really will be worth it in the long run. :-) Ah, welcome to the world of real estate … it’s a doozie. This is why property buying and selling is one of the most stressful things you can undertake. Add to that the ‘telephone number’ price tags you’re dealing with and, well, need I say more? Good luck with your search. It really will be worth it in the long run. :-)

]]> By: Seamus http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2006/tips-for-first-time-buyers-in-dublin/#comment-1856 Seamus Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:02:16 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1856 Spot on about the photos. Some things to watch for when there are photos is the use of deceptive angles to make rooms look bigger. Also look for "barrelling" - where the picture is curved in the corners. It's a sign they used a wide angle lens to try and capture more of the room in order to make it look bigger. And be aware that agents are not beyond doctoring their photos. The regularly remove everything around the house to replace it with a blue sky. I am told that you can catch Sherry Fitz at this because they use the same sky and cloud photo regularly. Spot on about the photos. Some things to watch for when there are photos is the use of deceptive angles to make rooms look bigger. Also look for “barrelling” - where the picture is curved in the corners. It’s a sign they used a wide angle lens to try and capture more of the room in order to make it look bigger.

And be aware that agents are not beyond doctoring their photos. The regularly remove everything around the house to replace it with a blue sky. I am told that you can catch Sherry Fitz at this because they use the same sky and cloud photo regularly.

]]> By: A http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2006/tips-for-first-time-buyers-in-dublin/#comment-1855 A Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:09:16 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1855 Great work. Keep sharing your experienc, as I have just following your footsteps in the market. Llearned a lot from your post Great work. Keep sharing your experienc, as I have just following your footsteps in the market. Llearned a lot from your post

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