Keep going and never quit - Ploughing MD Anna May McHugh rallies Laois business to weather the Covid storm
Supporting Business Together online event was hosted by Laois Chamber
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Anna May McHugh of the NPA speaks at the virtual Laois Chamber meeting attended by Bernie Everard and Ciaran Finane, President of Laois Chamber. );
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More than 100 Laois businesses have received a rallying call from a Laois woman who is one of Ireland s most successful and respected people, according to the organisers Laois Chamber of Commerce.
The Supporting Business Together online event was hosted by Laois Chamber in association with Gas Networks Ireland and LOETB, supported by Laois Local Enterprise Office and TSSG.
strong. we wrote three agreements last week. this is the very first price increase i ve experienced since 08. reporter: across the city there are homes suddenly selling for asking price or more. brandon ward and jolene hall went shopping for new homes. even as prices inch up they re still so low they believe they re getting a bargain. oh, yeah, we still think we re going to get a very good deal. absolutely. reporter: it s put a smile on the face of sellers across the country. in 13 cities home prices rose for the first time in eight months. it was small, an average of 1%, but it was growth. in atlanta, a comparable three bedroom that sold for $399,000 in march sold for $442,000 in april. in the nation s capital, from $359,000 to $392,000 a month later. and in san francisco, a comparable two bedroom that sold for $450,000 was selling for $535,000 in april. but the word wasn t all good. seven cities saw their average home prices drop. and across the country, values are still at
are still at the same place they were eight years ago. it s a little too early to be popping champagne corks. it certainly is welcome news after what we ve seen out there. and this is more of a breather than an actual plateau and bottom for housing prices. reporter: still, the can goes, where it s been a real struggle for years, they re hopeful. i would love to be able to raise prices again. we could raise prices again in three to four months. reporter: this house is selling for $335,000. the sellers might just get their asking price. there s a big concern as housing prices rise more families who have been waiting to sell their homes will put those homes on the market, essentially ending these very limited gains. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. french finance minister christine what guard is the new boss of the international monetary fund, the first woman to head up the global lending organization. spiraling out of control. she replaces dominique strauss-kahn, on