Report shows more people choosing to live by the coast
More people are ditching the cities and choosing to live by the coast.
A new report from Daft.ie shows the average cost of a home close to the sea is up by almost a quarter since the pandemic began.
The study reviewed 120 thousand properties listed across the country from January 2019 to April 2021.
Dr. Tom Gillespie, Environmental Economist with NUIG and author of the report, explains what could be driving the trend.
"There's a renewed interest in the sea, and sea swimming and surfing, we've had two staycation summers, we've had increased savings.
"Remote working has reduced the trade off between being close to jobs and being close to nature.
"You see a lot of people relocating from cities to coastal areas, and locals that grew up in these areas are returning from the city."
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