Unfinished homes may be 'forward counted' and distorting the market
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A senior lecturer at TU Dublin suggests that unfinished homes may be distorting market figures. These properties are counted as new homes despite being concrete shells. They often lack kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, and plastered walls.
“Concrete shells with no flooring, kitchens, bathrooms or plastered walls are included in the figures for new homes,” says Lorcan Sirr, a senior lecturer at TU Dublin.