The new selling season has opened brightly with most developments experiencing strong sales. Agents Hooke and MacDonald had their first successful launch this year with a new apartment development, Whitehall Square, near the site of the Ashleaf Shopping Centre in Kimmage, Dublin 12. The agency sold 57 of the 64 apartments over the weekend and expect the remaining seven to go within the next few days. One-bedroom units made £89,950 to £96,000, while two-bed apartments sold between £119,950 and £132,000. All the purchasers were owner-occupiers, most of them being young couples setting up their first home.