Properties are going sale agreed in Kerry just three months after being put up for sale, according to a new report.
The MyHome.ie Property Price Report shows the cost of buying a house in Kerry continues to increase.
The report looked at properties for sale on the website MyHome.ie during the second quarter of this year, which covers April to June inclusive.
It shows the most common asking price for a house in Kerry during that time was €275,000, which is an increase of over €22,000 in a year, or just under 9%.
The report says asking prices for three-bed, semi-detached homes in Kerry rose by €20,000 in the last 12 months to €240,000.
The report found asking prices for a 4-bed, semi-detached house in Kerry rose by €25,000 in a year to €275,000.
The price increases come despite a sizeable increase in the number of properties for sale in Kerry at the end of the second quarter.
There were 352 properties for sale in Kerry at the end of June, an increase of 27% from the end of March.
The report found the average time for a property to go sale agreed in Kerry after being placed up for sale now stands at just under three months.
Two-bed apartments were the only property types in the report which decreased in price in Kerry.
Asking prices for two-bed apartments in Kerry decreased by 5% in a year to €185,000.
