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It took just 25 minutes to sell 10 new four-bedroom and five-bedroom homes, at prices of between £329,000 and £525,000, in Bray last Saturday. They were part of the first phase of Briar Wood, a development of 36 homes being built by McInerney Construction at Vevay Road, at the foot of Bray Head. Following the good sales, McInerney now expects to release the second phase of the development, which will be a further 10 units, this September. John Doyle of H J Byrne & Co, joint selling agents with Hamilton Osborne King, says the demand for these large units demonstrates the continuing strength of the market in this price range for well-built and well-located properties.