The price of the average three-bed semi in County Sligo is expected to rise by 5% in the next 12 months, according to a survey by Real Estate Alliance.
In Leitrim , the prediction is 7%.
The survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an up-to-date picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.
Three-bed semi-detached homes in County Sligo now cost an average of €195,000, up 18% on the December 2021 average of €165,000, and a rise of 6.8% in the last three months, the Q4 REA Average House Price Index shows.
First time buyers made up 25% of the market in Q4 2022, with 25% of sales coming from outside the county.
Across the county this quarter, the average time taken to sell has fallen from four weeks to three, the REA Average House Price Index shows.
In Sligo town, prices rose by almost 7% this quarter from €220,000 to €235,000, while prices in Tubbercurry increased by €10,000 to €155,000.
Meanwhile in Leitrim, three-bed semi-detached homes now cost an average of €169,500, up 18% on the December 2021 average of €144,000.
First time buyers made up 60% of the market in Q4 there, with 45% of buyers coming from outside the county.
Carrick-on-Shannon prices this quarter rose over the €200,000 mark for the first time, increasing by 2.5% to €204,000, with time taken to sell rising from four to five weeks.
