First Time Buyers In Offaly Town Could Wait Over 70 Years For Home

The Irish Times is reporting the setup of a new website calculating average wait times based on builds per year.

First time buyers in the Midlands could wait an average of almost 44 years for the keys to their first home.

The Irish Times is reporting the setup of a new website showing how long it could take to get a house in their areas, based on the current building rate.

Tullamore is the highest in the region at 78 years based on just over 7,800 builds per year, followed  by Kinnegad at 66 and Birr at just over 62.

Moate follows with an average wait of 55 years with 93 builds a year, Edenderry is seeing 118 builds which is just under 54 years and Graiguecullen-Portarlington is just under 44

The wait in Borris in Ossory- Mountmellick is at 42 years , with the lowest wait times recorded in Mullingar, Athlone and Portlaoise with a 20 and 17 year wait respectively.
 

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