SCSI Quarterly Commercial and Residential Property Survey Q

SCSI Quarterly Commercial and Residential Property Survey Q 3 2011

Profile of Responses

Activity Fields of Respondents Commercial 32% Both 46% Residential 22%

Residential Property

Average Transactions in Q 3 2011 Dwelling Response Rate 3 Bed House Average Number of Transactions 3. 74 4 Bed House 3. 02 91% 1 Bed Apartment 1. 08 65% 2 Bed Apartment 1. 80 75% 3 Bed Apartment 0. 61 59% 94%

Average Sale Price in Q 3 Dwelling Average Sale Price Response Rate 3 Bed House € 157, 038 93% Median € 150, 000 10% Trimmed Mean € 154, 265 4 Bed House € 227, 477 90% Median € 206, 750 10% Trimmed Mean € 221, 884 1 Bed Apartment € 55, 274 48% Median € 50, 000 10% Trimmed Mean € 51, 320 2 Bed Apartment € 105, 799 59% Median € 105, 000 10% Trimmed Mean € 103, 048 3 Bed Apartment € 123, 535 Median n/a 10% Trimmed Mean € 140, 285 41%

Average Time (Weeks) to Sell Property Dwelling Number of Weeks Response Rate 3 Bed House 18. 4 93% 4 Bed House 19. 3 87% 1 Bed Apartment 11. 4 49% 2 Bed Apartment 16. 0 60% 3 Bed Apartment 10. 6 45%

Respondents feedback on the Survey Positive • Economic performance / achieving bailout targets restoring confidence internationally • Prominent FI’s promise to resurrect residential lending in December 2011 • 3 bed semi-detached market seems to have stabilised • Financial Regulator’s warning to FI’s not to increase variable interest rates without the ECB increasing its main refinancing rate • Over-supply of certain residential properties in urban area’s is falling

Respondents feedback on the Survey (cont’d) Negative • Lack of available mortgage finance continuing to stifle potential activity • Budget 2012 -increases in indirect taxes will further limit potential buyers ability to obtain finance • Media negativity exacerbating the paralysis in the market • Sovereign debt crisis in Europe compounding the uncertainty in the residential property market

Commercial Property

Area of Commercial Property Engaged

Average Transactions in Q 3 Category Average Number of Transactions Response Rate Retail 2. 47 81% Office 1. 57 76% Industrial 0. 92 65% Pub / Restaurant 0. 48 55%

Average Price per sq foot in Q 3 Category Average Price Response Rate Retail € 1, 353 66% (10% Trimmed Mean € 70) Office € 2, 555 79% (10% Trimmed Mean € 50) Industrial € 25 69% Pub / Restaurant € 28 43%

Average Rent per sq foot in Q 3 Category Average Rent Response Rate Retail € 42. 2 76% (10% Trimmed Mean € 19. 8) Office € 10. 3 74% (10% Trimmed Mean € 10. 0) Industrial € 3. 0 57% Pub / Restaurant € 9. 9 34%

Issues for Q 3 Positive • Economic performance / achieving bailout targets restoring confidence internationally • Strong export sector increasing enquiries / transactions for industrial property • Increase in yields for international liquid investors – stabilisation of available office space stabilising prime rents

Issues for Q 3 (Cont’d) Negative • Uncertainty surrounding UORR having a negative impact on commercial property market • NAMA properties – difficult for private vendors to compete with these properties on asking price • Media negativity exacerbating the problem • Euro zone sovereign debt crisis deterring international investment

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