John Doyle - H J Byrne

Best buys are mature leafy areas like Meath Road where properties are established and have good landscaped gardens. Anywhere between the Main street/Killarney Road and the sea is good because it's nearer everything and easy to get to the DART.

Ciara McManus - Gabriel Dooley

Buy in estates like Ripley Hills and Killarney Heights where three-bed semis are £155,000 to £165,000 at the moment. There's plenty of room for growth, close to bus stops and ten or fifteen minutes walk to town. A three-bed semi will always sell well."

Steven Manek - Douglas Newman Good

At the upper end of the market, Sidmonton Road, Raheen Park, Galtrim Road and Wyndham Park. Middle range three and four-bed semis on the Southern Cross Route and on Connawood off the Dublin Road are getting over the £200,000 mark. Cheaper is Woodbrook Glen, offering the same amenities.

Gordon Lennox - Jackson-Stops

First-time buyers will get value in local authority houses around Palermo on the Dublin side of Bray or any of the roads off Boghall including Wolfe Tone Square. They are good value compared with 1970s three-bed semis. Or buy a modern three-bed semi on Connawood off Dublin Road or Belmont on the Southern Cross Route where for £180,000 to £200,000 you get an en suite and double glazing.

Valerie Kavanagh - Mitchell Quinn McLernon

Ashton Wood, Clover Hill and Richmond Park off Killarney and Herbert Roads are in a good price range for people starting off. They are nice areas, well located and the houses are usually in good order.

Deirdre Dunworth - Sherry FitzGerald

For first-time buyers, there is a good selection of properties at the £130,000 to £150,000 level. Ex-council houses off Vevay Road, such as those on Wolfe Tone Square, are good value. At a slightly higher level, the Southern Cross Route has modern three and four-bed semis with en suites and downstairs loos.