THE price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in Co Clare is predicted to in- crease by 6pc in 2025, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.
Three-bed semi-detached homes in the county now cost an average of €290,000, up 21pc on the December 2023 average of €240,000, the Q4 REA Average House Price Index shows.
The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.
House prices in western counties increased at twice the rate of the east coast last year as buyers battle over the lowest supply on record, the survey found. The absence of new home building, and historically low supply has seen three bed semi-detached homes in counties Clare, Donegal, Gal- way, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo increase by over €10,000 in the past 12 weeks – with an average annual rise of 16pc.
This is twice the rate of increase in commuter counties, which rose by 7.5pc over 2024. The actual selling price of a three-bed, semi-detached house across the country rose by 2.1pc in the past three months to €330,602, and 9pc overall annually.
REA agents nationwide are predicting a 6pc rise in house prices in 2025.
