Sunday Property Round-Up April 18th, 2021

 

Irish property market news and insights – for the industry, by the industry  

 

Before we get stuck into the general property news of the week, below are the local and international stories that might be of particular interest: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you missed last week’s round-up, you can catch up here: https://propertydistrict.ie/category/sunday-property-review/ 

As always, you might let me know if I have missed out on any relevant property news by emailing  carol@propertydistrict.ie.

(Apologies in advance for any typos, it’s difficult to get good help on a Sunday. Also, I use voice to text dictation so just sound out anything that really doesn’t make sense in a strong rural accent and that should help!)

 

 

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SUNDAY LISTEN

Property Matters: Ireland’s First Weekly Property Radio Show & Podcast

 

Ireland’s first weekly property radio show, Property Matters, launched In January 2019 on Dublin South FM 93.9 and is now available internationally via iTunes and Spotify podcast (www.iPropertyRadio.com). The team delivers 60 minutes of industry chat weekly with guests from the areas of planning, construction, property and proptech.

 

On #PropertyMatters iPropertyRadio.com this week Matterport and Matterport UK‘s James Morris-Manuel joins us on iPropertyRadio.com to discuss the value of digital twins as an asset to sit alongside the physical/built asset, new uses of the visualisation technology  for snagging, and the future of construction…

 

Watch back: https://youtu.be/42QIh4RjmV0 

 

 

 

*Listen back to all shows at: https://ipropertyradio.com/property-matters/

 

Email the Property Matters team at info@propertydistrict.ie 

 

 

 

PLACEMAKING

PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*PLACEengage: The future of speedy, successful placemaking for property developers is here – Property developers and project owners ready Public Consultation are encouraged to contact the PLACEengage team for full details*

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT NEWS

 

  • Up to 20,000 construction workers to return to sites:  But there continues to be frustration within the industry that building work in the remaining parts of the sector that remain stalled cannot yet resume https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1209212/

 

 

 

 

  • ‘Robust’ level of development land deals in Q1: New figures from CBRE show that 23 land sales were completed in the first quarter of 2021, worth a total of €110m. Average quarterly transactions in development land over the last five years have been €240m https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1209271/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Planning Permission For 50 Apartments In Leixlip Referred To An Bord Pleanála. | Kfm Radio https://kfmradio.com/news/15042021-0802/planning-permission-50-apartments-leixlip-referred-bord-plean%C3%A1la

 

 

  • Plans lodged for hostel and retail unit at Tonery’s Pub in Bohermore https://connachttribune.ie/plans-lodged-for-hostel-and-retail-unit-at-tonerys-pub-in-bohermore/amp/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPTECH, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

 

  • Proptech Ireland is updating the database of 2021 Irish technology providers for the built environment – From smart design and planning right through to the smart property transaction, where does your Irish-led or Ireland-based proptech  or MMC business sit?  Pease take five minutes to add or update your details to our internationally-shared listing here: SIGN UP HERE: *PROPTECH INNOVATORS and STARTUPS * 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • How Is Technology Enhancing The Construction Industry? – TechShout https://www.techshout.com/business/2021/13/how-is-technology-enhancing-the-construction-industry/

 

 

 

 

  • Autodesk launches Revit 2022: With over 80 new enhancements https://www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie/2021/04/16/autodesk-launches-revit-2022/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

 

 

  • How Covid-19 has upended Ireland’s housing market: “…with perhaps surprisingly strong demand and very weak supply, prices have gone up quite a bit…” https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1210158/

 

 

  • Pandemic accelerates dramatic changes in house-buying trends: Properties are going ‘sale agreed’ quickly, sea-swimmers are hunting for properties close to the coast, and there has been a shift out of the city to suburbia https://www.businesspost.ie/property-insight/pandemic-accelerates-dramatic-changes-in-house-buying-trends-8184bd95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACEBOOK GROUP FOR IRISH PROPERTY BUYERS & INVESTORS

Crowd-sourcing answers topical property questions:    

Irish Property Buyers Handbook annuals

 

As many of you might know, my annual property book The Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook (since 2011) was rebranded in 2018 and now appears as part of The Property Insider series, published by Oak Tree Press, the first three titles are now published and available here: https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Tallon/

 

From 2020, the publishers and I wanted to ensure the content remains topical and we are now doing this by crowd-sourcing home buyer and investor queries, with crowd-sourced and editorial team answers. 

 

Join the Facebook Group here to contribute: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishPropertyBuyers/

 

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