House prices in the Shannonside region have risen by an average of 13 per cent over the past year – but remain the cheapest in Ireland.
Today’s report by property website Daft.ie also says Longford is the least expensive area in the country to buy a home, at €108,000.
However, house prices in the county rose by 9.8 per cent in the final quarter of 2016, compared to the final three months of the previous year.
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Leitrim is the second cheapest place in the country, the average property costing €118,000, up 13.4 per cent.
Roscommon saw the largest growth in the Shannonside region, 15.9 per cent, the average home costing €125,000 – the fourth cheapest in Ireland.
Daft.ie predicts further growth of 8 per cent nationally by the end of this year.
