“Prime country homes continue to be in strong demand as remote or flexible working is now a viable working pattern for many." 

According to Lisney’s recently published Outlook for 2023, vacancy rates on two of the city’s main thoroughfares, Patrick Street and Oliver Plunkett Street, were 21% and 12% respectively at the end of 2022.

The commercial and residential premises has hit the market with an asking price of €350,000.

A country house set in the heart of County Cork, and once owned by a relative of the late Lady Diana Spencer, is up for sale with a guide price of €690,000. Assolas House is an Irish country house steeped in history.

The nine-bed single family home is steeped in history, with habitable sections of the castle dating back to the early 15th century making it one of the oldest habitable houses in Ireland.

The iconic Winthrop Arcade opened in March 1926 and is currently home to a host of established independent retailers.

Michael Powell of Powell Property, said that the practice of large pension and investment funds block-buying houses and apartment blocks at exorbitant levels, thereby pricing local people out of the property market, isn’t yet a noted phenomenon in Cork, as it is in Dublin.

Leaving houses “to rot in the middle of a housing crisis is morally wrong and needs to be punished," said Mr Gould

Councillors first vote on whether the rate should be adjusted and if it is agreed to adjust it, a number of proposals are typically forward. Councillors can decide to change the rate upwards or downwards by 15 per cent.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) announced the opening of Annes Grove House and Gardens in Castletownroche this week

The stylish house, owned by Sinead Murphy, was crowned the winner of the episode of the popular show on Tuesday night, after the three judges lavished praise on its design

The average price of a home in Cork City is now €318,000, up 94 per cent from its lowest point.

The latest Daft.ie report shows prices have increased in both the city and county.

One of the proposals comprises 685 residential units while the other includes 222 bedspaces. 

A new report has revealed that rent prices have once again increased in Cork, with the average rent in Cork city standing at €1,344 per month, up 6. 3% from last year.

THE average price of a house in Cork has increased by 14. 3% to €303,491 over the past 12 months, according to the latest Daft. ie House Price Report for quarter two of 2021.

Properties in parts of West Cork have soared in value following an increased interest in coastal properties during the pandemic era. According to Daft. ie, properties by the coast in Ireland are now 23% more expensive than before the pandemic.

An East Cork pub formerly owned by well-known comedian and actor Pat Shortt has come up for sale.

A new report has revealed that rent prices in Cork increased last year despite the Covid-19 pandemic, with Cork City recording the second-highest standardised average rent level at the end of 2020.

CORK City Councillor Mick Finn has revealed he will pursue matters with the council following a collapsed wall on Industry Street which occurred in the early hours of this morning.

HOUSE prices in Cork city jumped approximately 6% in the final quarter of 2020, compared to a rise of 1% seen a year ago. The average house price is now just over €296,000, 80% above its lowest point.

CORK City Councillors have voted to increase people's property tax payments by 7. 5% next year. This is the first time city councillors have voted to increase local property tax (LPT). The increase was passed by a 22-7 majority of councillors.

CORK City Council this evening voted to increase the Local Adjustment Factor (LAF) of Local Property Tax in Cork City by 7. 5%.

THE price of the average three-bed semi in County Cork rose by 1. 1% to €176,000 in the past year according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance but city house prices remain unchanged by Covid-19.

Do you want to live like a queen in west Cork?Now is your chance, with a castle for sale in Glengarriff, with a price tag of €2. 75 million. The property overlooking the sea is partially restored and is on the market with Sherry Fitzgerald.

Kindness has continued to be shown throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in Cork, with people from a variety of backgrounds working together to assist frontline workers in different ways.

ONE-hundred and fifty-four student bed spaces are set to be created in a new 25-apartment structure in Victoria Cross. The eight-storey apartment block will be constructed at the former Kelleher’s Tyres Service Centre, on Victoria Cross Road, Cork.

A LANDMARK Cork city bar, named after and run by GAA legend Larry Tompkins, has been put up for sale.

The new builds were originally granted permission subject to conditions by Cork County Council, and developers Ruden Homes Limited lodged an appeal to An Bord Pleanála. However, the planning board has refused permission.

A LARGE-scale maritime visitor centre could be coming to Cork’s quays. One of the proposed locations for the development is the bonded warehouses of Cork’s old Custom House.

IF you have a cool €2,750,000 to hand and are thinking of relocating, one of Cork's most opulent properties is currently on the market. Set amid 12-acres of land, Ileclash House in Fermoy is described as "one of the jewels of the Blackwater Valley".

THE average price of a three-bed semi in Cork City is expected to rise by 2% in the next 12 months, according to a survey by Real Estate Alliance. Prices in the city rose by 0. 8%, to €320,000, in 2019, with no change between September and December.

A PLANNING application has been lodged with Cork City Council for the next phase of the redevelopment of the Savoy site on Patrick's Street.

THE former R Cudmore fruit and vegetable shop on Patrick's Street is to become an upmarket ice-cream parlour. The unit, located at 22 St Patrick Street, on the corner with Winthrop Street, has been a mobile phone shop in recent years.

RESIDENTS from the Blackrock area clapped as councillors voted against a controversial proposal to build apartments in the area, but they were warned the development could still go ahead.

LISNEY, Ireland’s largest independently-owned property, predicts the demand for investment properties in Cork will continue to grow this year at a fast pace.

EASON is searching for a new location in the city following its decision to sell its Patrick's Street store.  The company has announced the sale of the existing store to Sports Direct International.

New images of a potential residential and retail development on Cork's historic North Main Street have been released.

CONCERNS have been raised about the presence of a digger and groundworks on privately owned lands near the former Bessborough mother-and-baby-home.

NEW images have been released of one of the largest integrated office, residential and hotel developments ever undertaken in the city.

APPROXIMATELY 11,500 people were kept in their homes last year because of interventions by the housing support agency Threshold.

AN Bord Pleanála has approved the construction of a 17-storey apartment block in Cork city centre. The Railway Gardens development will be located 200 metres from the 17-storey Elysian tower on a 0.

An Bórd Pleanála has approved plans for the first apartment complex on Cork’s north docks as part of a wider €160m regeneration scheme.

CORK City Council has said it will be ready to adapt to fire safety requirements for high-rise buildings that are going through the planning process in the city.

PLANNING permission has been granted for a new office development on Penrose Quay. The go-ahead has been given for the twin office buildings that will be located next to the under-construction Penrose Dock development.

ALMOST 30 homes are to be built in Blackpool at Pope’s Rd, the latest in a number of developments in the area.

PEOPLE living in the city will see no change to their property tax payments in 2020 after councillors voted to retain the status quo.

CORK County Councillors have voted to increase people's property tax payments by 5% next year. The decision will lead to an increase of just over €15 per year for 90% of households in Cork county in 2020 and will raise around €1. 5m for County Hall.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar is likely to make a “positive” announcement around the event centre project in the next 48 hours.

IT’S a story that has ‘rubbled’ on for over a year and uncertainty still remains over when debris from the demolition of the city’s former tax office will be removed from a city centre site.