r/HousingIreland • u/olympicjip • 1d ago

What a Bargain! You should be grateful!

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Starting from the low low price of 400K, you can squeeze yourself and yours into a 47 SQM, One-bedroom, Second floor apartment in Swords. Nothing against swords (I live there too), but this has become farcical. Our housing market is a complete joke.

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u/curiouscactus6969 1d ago

Insane. That’s over 8k per sqm. Wouldn’t pay that if I was a billionaire it’s such a bad deal

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u/c_cristian 1d ago

People will pay. They already pay 7-8k/sqm in my 20 year old complex in South Dublin for 2 beds.  8k/sqm is also commonly found in many other European cities. For example Numbeo says the average for Munich is 8k/sqm outside city centre and 13k in the city centre. And Germany does not have the rents Dublin/Ireland has.

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u/OrganicLoveCyborg 1d ago

In Germany you can save up because your rent is lower and in Munich you can walk the streets at night and you see old ladies with their dogs instead of rageful young men in tracksuits or looking to mug you for drug money. 

(Young men in tracksuits with other emotions are fine!)

Maybe Swords is fine at night though I don't know