The average price paid for a house in Clare is up nearly 22% on last year despite a drop in the number of properties sold.
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show buyers in Clare forked out on average almost €203,000 in June.
An overall €14.4 million was spent by buyers in the banner this June on a total of 68 properties.
The number of transactions is down 35% on the same time last year when 97 homes were sold.
Despite fewer properties changing hands, the price paid by buyers rose substantially.
The mean price paid for a home in the county in June was €211,713.
This compares to last year’s figure of €170,201 – an annual rise of nearly 22%.
When looking at the monthly change in the market, sales were down by a third.
However, similar to the annual comparison, the average price paid for a house in the banner rose between May and June.
Buyers paid on average 4.2% or nearly €9,000 more in June.
Of the total number of homes sold in Clare this June, a quarter of those were to first time buyers.
