Irish property website sees huge surge in visits from US after Trump win

Property portal MyHome.ie saw a 120% rise in website traffic from the US in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US Presidential election which was held last Tuesday, November 5.

In the five days leading up to the US Presidential election (Friday, November 1 – Tuesday, November 5), there were 5,003 visitors to MyHome.ie from the US.

This number increased to 11,023 in the five days following the election (Wednesday, November 6 – Sunday, November 10).

This represents an increase of 120%.

Trump’s Republican party has also taken control of the US Senate, while the race to gain a majority in the House of Representatives is currently too close to call.

Meanwhile, on  Monday, €1 was worth $1.07, the lowest level since June this year.

Joanne Geary, Managing Director at MyHome, said: "This significant rise in US web traffic post the recent election result to MyHome.ie suggests that more Americans are interested in what the Irish property market offers them following Donald Trump’s presidential election win.

"The strengthening of the dollar in recent days would be an added incentive for potential US buyers of property here.

"It remains to be seen if this trend continues in the coming weeks; however, any additional demand for property here would undoubtedly cause further strain on the country’s limited stock of supply.”

Of course, Trump himself also owns property in Ireland, a golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare. In 2014, prior to his presidential runs, Trump purchased what was then the five-star Lodge Hotel and Links through his Trump Organization in a deal worth $20.4 million (€15m). Today, the property is known as Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg Ireland.

Trump International Golf Links and Hotel, Doonbeg. (Ireland's Content Pool)

Meanwhile, data showed that as results from the 2024 US Presidential election began to roll in last Tuesday night, Google queries in the US about Irish citizenship also surged.

In Ireland, following Trump's victory, both Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin extended their congratulations and vowed to maintain the strong bonds between Ireland and the US.

On Monday evening, November 11, Harris and Trump had their first phone call since the election.