Is This a Good Time to Buy?

## Methodology 1. **Location resolution** — geocodes the target area 2. **Price trend analysis** — last 50 sales in the area from the Property Price Register 3. **House price index** — CSO HPM09 for national and regional momentum 4. **Affordability scoring** — budget vs area median; income multiple vs 3.5x standard 5. **Connectivity** — rail access as a desirability proxy 6. **Recommendation** — good-time / wait / caution with confidence level ### Data sources used - Eircode (location geocoding) - Property Price Register (recent sales, area median) - CSO HPM09 (house price index momentum) - Met Éireann (area climate) - Irish Rail (connectivity)