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Sale agreed to buy before Covid-19?
Did you go sale agreed to purchase a property before Covid-19 happened?
This week I'm going to share some of the conversations I've been having with clients.
Today I'm talking about the "What shall we do now" conversation.
Parents buying a home for an adult child: A case study
This case study is the third in a series that examines how Breffnie O’Kelly, Buyers Agent, assists clients in their search for the right property for them. It was originally recorded as a podcast.
Buying for investment with estate agent Clare Connolly
In this episode of her podcast “At home with Breffnie” Breffnie O’Kely meets with experienced letting agent Clare Connolly. They discuss how to choose the right property, how to choose the right tenant and how to set that tenancy up.
Buying a home in Ireland while living in Australia: One young couple's experience
This case study describes how Breffnie O’Kelly, buyer’s agent, helped a young Irish couple, based in Australia and expecting their first child, secure a home in Ireland.
Home Swapping: 10 tips from a committed convert
In a recent episode of her podcast At Home with Breffnie, Breffnie O’Kelly, buyer’s agent, spoke with Aisling Grimley about her experience of home swapping. Aisling and five family members travelled to Australia for Christmas. In this podcast she details their experience of swapping their home for one in Australia.
Buying a home after divorce: a case study
In her podcast At Home with Breffnie, “Working with a Buyer’s Agent” Breffnie outlines her approach through sharing five case studies of recent projects that she managed for clients.
Jane* was going through a divorce, was selling the family home. She was living in the home and wasn't sure how the sequence was going to work,
Like to hire an architect for an hour? You can!
Thinking about an attic conversion, an extension or rethinking the space they currently have in your home? Then this article is for you! Eva Byrne of Houseology works with clients to help them find the best solution for their space crisis even if that means NOT adding an extension.
My own home (nervewracking but fun!) Feature in The Irish Times June 2018
When Breffnie O’Kelly first saw this two-bedroom house in Dublin she knew it quite well and expected that she would probably buy it. “My approach to all houses is that by the time you walk in the door, you should know you want it and the house should work hard to put you off,” says O’Kelly, who works as a buyer’s agent, finding properties for time-poor people or those living abroad who plan to return to Ireland.
Breffnie's Top 10 Tips for House Hunters as featured in The Irish Times
Yes, prices are rising and competition is fierce but Breffnie O’Kelly, a buyer’s agent who specialises in helping house-hunters make a purchase, tells me we must be doing something wrong if we haven’t managed to buy a house a year after starting our search. She offered to share her top 10 tips, which she believes will help us become “confident, clear-thinking and focused buyers”.
Is this the right time to buy?
Buying a property is a big decision and we can all, quite understandably, feel a bit anxious about it.
One of the first that questions I hear from clients is often “Is this the right time to buy? Should I wait until more property comes on the market/prices slow down“etc.
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