Take5

How far will your money go on a property in Ireland compared with others abroad?

What will €300,000 buy in South Africa, Italy, Romania, Spain and Laois?

One price, home and away: A four-bed house overlooking Mossel Bay, a former school in Sibiu, two-bed units in Marbella and Lake Como or a nine-bed unfinished property in Mountrath

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Wed Mar 15 2023 - 06:00

Take5: What will €225,000 buy in France, Sri Lanka, Sweden, the UAE and Co Clare?

One price, home and away

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Wed Mar 8 2023 - 06:00

What will €455,000 buy in Spain, France, Romania, Italy and Carlow?

One price, home and away: Historic piles in Modena and Bucharest, a 17th-century farmhouse near Cherbourg, a typical Spanish villa in Alicante or a restored tower house in Borris

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Wed Mar 1 2023 - 06:00

What will €430,000 buy in Italy, France, Norway, Slovakia and Meath?

One price, home and away: A manor house in Limousin, holiday homes in Trysil and Lazio, an apartment in Bratislava or a former officer’s residence in Oldcastle

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 06:00

Take5: What will €175,000 buy in the US, France, Thailand, Norway and Sligo?

One price, home and away: A one-bedroom apartment in Bangkok, traditional houses in Rognan and Charente, partial ownership of a ski apartment in Aspen or a large five-bedroom house in Sligo

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Wed Feb 15 2023 - 06:00

Take 5: What will €475,000 buy in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and Wexford?

One price, home and away: An apartment overlooking Morzine, a high-end guest house in the Riebeek Valley, traditional country houses on the Italian Riviera and Costa Blanca or a four-bedroom near the beach in Carne

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00

What will €180,000 buy in France, Spain, Norway, Chile and Wexford?

One price, home and away: A boathouse in Rogaland, an old pile in Aurillac, a waterfront plot in Los Lagos, a golf apartment in Huelva or a two-bed apartment with a rental unit in Gorey

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 3 2023 - 06:00

Take 5: What will €240,000 buy in Romania, Spain, Norway, the UK and Tipperary?

One price, home and away: Apartments in Bucharest and Alicante, a waterside cabin in Longyearbyen, a floating home in London or an old farmhouse in Cashel

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Wed Jan 25 2023 - 05:05

Take5: What will €600,000 buy in the US, Norway, France, Spain and Co Clare?

One price, home and away: A waterside apartment in San Francisco, ski accommodation in Val d’Isère and Favang, a villa in Torrevieja or an old Garda station in Lahinch

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Thu Jan 19 2023 - 05:30

Take 5: What will €460,000 buy in Norway, France, Chile, Mexico and Galway?

One price, home and away: A ski lodge in Favang, a 19th-century mansion in Pézenas, an architectural gem in Los Rios or three-bed apartments in Gaziveren or Barna

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Thu Dec 8 2022 - 05:30

What will €170,000 buy in France, Romania, Turkey, Thailand and West Cork?

One price, home and away

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Dec 2 2022 - 05:15

Take5: What will €275,000 buy in Norway, France, Romania, the US and Mayo?

What will €275,000 buy in Norway, France, Romania, the US and Mayo?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Nov 25 2022 - 06:00

Take5: What will €380,000 buy in France, UAE, US, Italy and Cork?

One price, home and away: Two houses in Montazels, a waterside apartment in Florida, one-bedroom apartments in Dubai and Torino, or an Edwardian period home in Youghal

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 06:00

Take5: What will €475,000 buy in France, Turkey, Gran Canaria, Canada and Kilkenny?

One price, home and away: A villa in Goudargues, apartments in Alanya, Toronto and Puerto de Mogan or a charming old doctor’s house in Piltown

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 12:00

Take5: What will €200,000 buy in France, South Africa, Spain, Norway and Sligo?

One price, home and away: An apartment near Alicante, a waterside cottage in Lillehammer, five flats in Tarbes or a five-bed doer-upper near Easkey

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Nov 4 2022 - 05:30

Take5: What will €625,000 buy in Spain, Cyprus, France, Norway and Wicklow?

An apartment in a former palace in Barcelona, a rural retreat in L’Isle-en-Dodon, holiday homes in Tatlisu and Eggedal, or a period gate lodge in Enniskerry

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Thu Oct 27 2022 - 06:00

Take5: What will €395,000 buy in Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland and Connemara?

One price, home and away: The former hideaway for Henry Fonda and the Truman family in Quebec; a village home in Allier; apartments in Alicante and Valais; or a lakeside house in Inverin

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 05:30

Take 5: What will €650,000 buy in Croatia, France, Italy, Greece and Mayo?

One price, home and away: A luxury home in Pula, an apartment in Bordeaux, an Art-Nouveau home in Casciana Terme, a villa near Chania or a four-bed outside Westport

By Kevin Courtney●

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 05:30

Take 5: What will €355,000 buy in Norway, Lithuania, Turkey, South Africa and Westmeath?

One price, home and away: Apartments in Istanbul and Curonian Spit, a cabin in Sondre Land, a Provencal-style house on Western Cape or the Old Stone House in Castlepollard

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Oct 7 2022 - 05:05

What will €399,000 buy in the Bahamas, Greece, France, Romania and Carlow?

One price, home and away: A ski apartment is Savoie, a 25-bed in Maramures, an apartment in Nassau, a house in Aegina or a Georgian pile in Kyleballyhue

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Sep 30 2022 - 05:00

Take 5: What will €1.2m buy in Norway, France, Italy, Turkey and Westmeath?

One price, home and away: A chateau in Pau, a waterside home in Naersnes, a nine-bedroom country house in Alessandria, a seven-bed house near a waterfall in Izmit, or a DaVinci house in Castletown-Geoghegan

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Sep 23 2022 - 05:15

Take 5: What will €175,000 buy in France, Uruguay, Spain, South Africa and Longford?

Apartments in Huelva and Montevideo, a two-bed in Charente or three-bed homes in Legan and Western Cape

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Sep 16 2022 - 05:10

Take 5: What will €750,000 buy in France, Italy, Norway, Croatia and Cork?

One price, home and away: An apartment in Cannes, waterside houses in Tvedestrand and Split, an historic house on the slopes of Mount Etna or a two-bedroom cottage on Heir Island

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Sep 9 2022 - 05:03

Take 5: What will €720,000 buy in Japan, France, Norway, Uruguay and Midleton?

A three-bed with a pool in Okinawa, a farm estate in Frise, a waterside home in Hvaler, a house with a shop in Montevideo, or a Georgian gem near the beach in Cork

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Sep 2 2022 - 05:00

Take 5: What will €435,000 buy in the UAE, France, Estonia, Turkey and Cork?

One price, home and away: Apartments in Dubai and Tallinn, contemporary homes in La Loupe and Antalya, or a 200-year-old house near Carrigaline

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Aug 26 2022 - 05:15

Take5: What will €895,000 buy in Spain, France, Norway, Brazil and Tullamore?

An organic farm in Aude, a waterside house in Oygarden, an apartment in Marbella, an architectural gem in Sao Paulo or the family home of Tullamore Dew

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jul 22 2022 - 06:15

Take 5: What will €350,000 buy in Scotland, Sweden, France, Italy and Glandore?

A former watermill in Aspet, a period apartment in Edinburgh, a waterside cabin in Varmland or an unfinished four-bedroom house overlooking the water on Tralong Bay

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jul 15 2022 - 06:00

Take 5: What will €275,000 buy in Poland, France, Romania, Spain and Waterford?

Apartments in Gdansk and Alicante, ski lodges in L’isle-en-Dodon and Busteni or an 18th-century cottage with a mill in Waterford

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jul 8 2022 - 06:15

What will €525,000 buy in Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, France and Tullamore?

Take 5: A historical house in Western Cape, houses near Playa del Carmen, a manor house in Melle or a keeper’s house on the Grand Canal

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jul 1 2022 - 06:45

Take 5: What will €185,000 buy in France, Brazil, Romania, Norway and Mayo?

Cottages by the water in Axat or Valdres, a one-bedroom apartment in São Paulo or a house on 12 acres in Doolough

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jun 24 2022 - 06:30

What will €350,000 buy in the UK, Spain, St Lucia, France and Connemara?

One price, home and away: A former mill in Aspet, houses in the Costa Blanca and Rodney Bay, an apartment in Manchester or a house and cottage with water frontage in Rosmuc

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 00:01

What will €479,000 buy in India, France, Mexico, Norway and Waterford?

Take5: Duplexes in Quintana Roo and Kolkata, a seven-bed country house in Lot-et-Garonne or homes near the sea in Asenfjord and Woodstown

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jun 10 2022 - 06:15

What will €770,000 buy in Latvia, Spain, France, Norway and Westmeath?

Take5: Apartments in Riga and Oslo, a period home in Provence, a big home in Horseleap

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri May 20 2022 - 06:00

What will €575,000 buy in France, Norway, Spain, the US and Kilkenny?

Take 5: An apartment in Perpignan, a large house in Texas or a six-bed home in Inistioge

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri May 13 2022 - 06:00

What will €545,000 buy in South Africa, France, Canada, Italy and Waterford?

An apartments in Toronto, country house in Thiviers or a waterfront home in Dungarvan

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri May 6 2022 - 06:00

What will €345,000 buy in France, Spain, Brazil, Norway and Monaghan?

Take 5: A seven-bed farmhouse in Brittany, a four-bed apartment in Sao Paulo, a waterside escape in Strusshamn, or a five-bed lakeside home in Blackraw

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 06:00

Yours for €350,000: A slice of the Meath coast, or a houseboat in Spain?

Take 5: This sum buys homes in Corsica or Flekkefjord, or a coastal site in Florida

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 06:00

What will €585,000 buy in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Norway, France and Ardee?

Take5: A ski lodge in Reinsjofjell, apartments in Dubai and Bodrum or cut-stone houses in Navarrenx and Ardee

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Apr 8 2022 - 06:00

What will €550,000 buy in France, Cyprus, Portugal, Norway and Donegal?

Take5: A one-bed apartment in Lisbon or a Victorian house on Lough Swilly

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Apr 1 2022 - 06:00

What will €675,000 buy in Spain, Chile, South Africa, France and Wexford?

Take5: Waterfront houses in Port Alfred and Patagonia and a Georgian gem in Monart

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 06:00

What will €350,000 buy in the US, Estonia, France, Turkey and Longford?

A penthouse in Tallinn, houses in New York and Alanya and a historical hotel in Granard

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 06:00

What will €395k buy in Spain, South Africa, France, Australia and Baltimore?

Take 5: From a one-bed lodge in Cork to a five-bed home on an acre in Johannesburg

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 06:00

What will €335,000 buy in France, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus and Limerick?

A 17th-century Tuscan apartment, a holiday home in Paphos or a cottage in Murroe

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Mar 4 2022 - 06:00

What will €120,000 buy in South Africa, Mexico, Little Cayman, Norway and Longford?

An apartment in Cape Town, a Caribbean beach plot or a canalside cottage in Keenagh?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 25 2022 - 06:00

What will €165,000 buy in France, Brazil, Latvia, Mexico and Mayo?

Take5: Apartments in Frejus, Sao Paulo and Jurmala, a three-bed in the mountains or a 300-year-old cottage near the beach

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 06:00

What will €290,000 buy in India, Norway, Argentina, France and Mayo?

Take5: From apartments, a ski cabin in Valdres to a canal-side home in Lavardac and a five-bed house in Claremorris

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 06:00

What will €800,000 buy in Turkey, France, Spain, Romania and Bray?

Take 5: Houses in Bray and Tourouvre, villa in Bodrum, apartment in Gran Canaria, village in Maramures

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Feb 4 2022 - 06:00

What will €325,000 buy in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Athboy?

Take 5: A home in Piedmont, an apartment in Valencia or a listed building in Athboy

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 06:00

What will €199,000 buy in South Africa, France, Cyprus, Thailand and Limerick?

Take5: Apartment in Bangkok, ski unit in Les Menuires or three-bed home in King’s Island

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 06:00

What will €225,000 buy in France, Malta, Romania, Norway and Donegal?

Take5: A hideaway in Romania or a chateau apartment needing renovation in France

By Elizabeth Birdthistle●

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 06:00

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