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THIS WEEK THE CSO released figures showing that house prices are on the rise again – with house prices in Dublin rising by 1.1% but apartment prices falling by 0.4%.

In other news, two stunning Irish castles are for sale, as is the final plot for Ireland’s largest retail park.

Here is all the week’s property news.

The Big Movers

Ireland’s biggest retail park has some land for sale

The final section of land at The Park in Carrickmines, one of Dublin’s busiest retail parks, has gone on sale.  The existing space is let to tenants such as Currys, TK Maxx and Heatons and the final plots of land are up for sale with a guide price of €45 million.

Two massive Irish castles are on sale 

If you’re in the mood to buy a castle, then you’re in luck - and have two to choose from. Both Kilronan Castle in Roscommon and the nearby Lough Rynn Castle in Leitrim are for sale with a starting price of €4.5 million for Kilronan Castle and €3.5 million for Lough Rynn.

Under Construction

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• Nama Northern Ireland is still causing controversy this week as US company Cerebus was named as the preferred buyer for Project Arrow.
• Another show home has been occupied by homelessness protesters, this time in Belltree, Clongriffin.
• Could modular housing be the solution for the housing crisis? If the project gets the go-ahead it could be rolled out as early as 2016.

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Des Res

If you’ve ever wanted a house with a guitar-shaped driveway, now is your chance. The only problem is it’s in Alabama and it’s pretty expensive. Last time it was sold, in 2003, it sold for $3.95 million (€3.6 million) so chances are it will go for a lot more this time round. The private auction will be held on Saturday and the bidding will start at $0.