MyHome.ie Property Search Scraper: Complete Irish Real Estate Market Data Extraction

Understanding MyHome.ie and Its Market Significance

MyHome.ie stands as Ireland's leading property portal, serving as the primary digital marketplace where Irish property seekers and sellers connect. With thousands of residential and commercial properties listed across all 32 counties, the platform provides an authoritative view of Ireland's dynamic real estate market.

The platform's importance extends far beyond simple property advertisements. MyHome.ie captures critical market indicators including pricing trends, property availability, geographic distribution, and energy efficiency ratings (BER). For property professionals, investors, and analysts, this represents the most comprehensive real-time snapshot of the Irish property landscape available.

However, accessing this wealth of information at scale poses significant challenges. Manually reviewing hundreds of property listings to compare prices, track market trends, or analyze specific regions would require countless hours of repetitive work. The MyHome.ie Property Search Scraper solves this problem by automating data extraction, transforming weeks of manual research into structured, analysis-ready datasets delivered in minutes.

What This Scraper Delivers and Who It Serves

The MyHome.ie Property Search Scraper is engineered to extract detailed information from property search result pages on MyHome.ie. Unlike basic scrapers that capture only surface-level data, this tool retrieves comprehensive property details, agent information, media assets, and market-specific features unique to the Irish property market.

The scraper excels at capturing both standard real estate information and Ireland-specific elements. This includes BER (Building Energy Rating) data mandatory in Irish property sales, Eircode postal codes, auction information, and detailed agent branding elements. The tool navigates MyHome.ie's structure efficiently while delivering clean, normalized data suitable for immediate analysis or database integration.

This scraper serves diverse professional audiences. Real estate agencies can monitor competitor listings, track market inventory, and identify pricing strategies across different regions. Property investors gain insights into emerging opportunities, price per square meter trends, and property availability patterns. Market researchers can analyze supply dynamics, seasonal variations, and the relationship between property features and pricing.

Mortgage brokers and financial institutions can use the data for property valuation modeling and risk assessment. Urban planners and policymakers can understand housing stock distribution and energy efficiency trends. Data analysts can build predictive models for property prices, identify undervalued markets, or forecast demand in specific areas.

Input Configuration: URLs and Parameters Explained

The scraper accepts property search result page URLs from MyHome.ie. These are the pages displaying lists of properties matching specific search criteria, not individual property detail pages. You can identify appropriate URLs by their structure: they typically include search parameters like location, property type, sale/rent status, and pagination.

Input Parameter Breakdown:

The proxy configuration is essential for reliable data collection. Using residential proxies with useApifyProxy: true ensures your requests appear as normal user traffic, significantly reducing the risk of detection or blocking. While you can select different proxy countries, choosing Ireland (IE) or nearby European countries often provides optimal performance and authenticity.

ignore_url_failures (boolean) determines how the scraper handles problematic URLs. When set to true, the scraper continues processing remaining URLs even if some fail, ensuring you collect maximum data from successful requests. This is particularly useful when scraping large lists where occasional failures shouldn't stop the entire run.

max_items_per_url (number) limits how many property listings to extract from each search page. This is valuable for testing configurations before running full-scale scrapes, or when you only need sample data from each location or category. Setting this to 2 as shown would extract just two properties per search URL provided.

urls (array) contains the property search page URLs you want to scrape. You can include multiple search URLs covering different locations, property types, price ranges, or other criteria. The scraper processes each URL according to your max_items_per_url setting.

Here's a practical input example:

{
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 50,
  "urls": [
    "https://www.myhome.ie/residential/cavan/property-for-sale?page=1",
    "https://www.myhome.ie/residential/dublin/property-for-sale?page=1",
    "https://www.myhome.ie/residential/cork/property-for-rent?page=1"
  ]
}

Example Screenshot:

This configuration would scrape up to 50 properties from each of the three search URLs, covering sales in Cavan and Dublin plus rentals in Cork, using Irish residential proxies for authenticity.

Comprehensive Output Data Structure and Field Definitions

The scraper returns detailed JSON objects for each property, containing approximately 60+ distinct data fields. Understanding these fields enables you to extract maximum analytical value from the dataset.

Core Property Identifiers:

Property ID serves as the unique identifier for each listing on MyHome.ie, essential for tracking specific properties over time or preventing duplicates in your database. Group ID identifies the real estate agency or property group managing the listing, allowing you to analyze agent portfolios and market share.

Custom Data contains any additional metadata or custom fields that MyHome.ie includes for specific properties. Refreshed On timestamps when the listing was last updated, crucial for identifying stale listings or tracking how quickly properties sell.

Property Location and Address Details:

Address provides the full property address as displayed on the listing. Display Address and Ordered Display Address offer formatted versions optimized for different display contexts. SEO Display Address provides a search-engine-friendly address format.

Eircode captures Ireland's postal code system, enabling precise geographic analysis and integration with other Irish datasets. This seven-character code uniquely identifies each property's location down to the building level.

Agent and Group Information:

Group Phone Number, Group Email, and Group Name provide complete contact details for the listing agent or agency. Group Address shows the agent's business location, while Group URL Slug Identifier and Group URL enable direct linking to the agent's profile on MyHome.ie.

Negotiator identifies the specific agent handling the property, valuable for tracking individual agent performance or establishing professional contacts. Multiple logo fields (Group Logo URL, Group Premium Logo URL, Group Rectangular Logo URL, etc.) provide branding assets in various formats and qualities, reflecting the agent's subscription tier on the platform.

Group Logo Background Color and Group Premium Head Text Colour capture branding elements that premium agents can customize, indicating which agents invest more heavily in their MyHome.ie presence.

Temporal and Status Information:

Created On Date and Activated On track when the listing first appeared, enabling time-on-market analysis. Is New flags recently listed properties, while Is Sale Agreed indicates properties where offers have been accepted but sales not yet completed—critical information unique to Irish property transactions.

Is Active confirms current availability status, helping filter out withdrawn or sold properties. Is Favourite tracks whether the property has been saved by users, providing a proxy metric for property desirability.

Property Classification and Features:

Property Class ID, Property Class, and Property Class URL Slug categorize properties into standard types (house, apartment, duplex, etc.). Property Status indicates new or second-hand status. Property Type provides more granular classification (detached, semi-detached, terraced, etc.).

Beds String and Number Of Beds capture bedroom count in both text and numeric formats, accommodating properties with non-standard descriptions like "studio" or "5+". Bath String and Number Of Bathrooms provide similar bathroom information.

Size String Meters contains the property's floor area in square meters, essential for price-per-square-meter analysis and comparing properties across different price ranges.

Pricing and Market Information:

Price As String provides the asking price exactly as displayed, capturing format nuances like "POA" (Price On Application) or "€350,000+" for properties with flexible pricing. Price Change Is Increase flags whether recent price changes were increases or reductions, indicating market momentum or seller urgency.

Sale Type ID distinguishes between standard sales, auctions, and other transaction types common in Irish property sales.

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Data:

BER Rating captures Ireland's mandatory Building Energy Rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), critical for understanding property running costs and environmental impact. Energy Rating Media Path provides the official BER certificate image, useful for verification or display purposes.

This data has become increasingly important as energy costs rise and environmental consciousness grows, directly impacting property valuations and buyer decisions.

Marketing and Premium Features:

Is Premium Ad, Is Brand Booster, and Is Top Spot indicate which properties have paid for enhanced visibility on MyHome.ie, revealing which sellers or agents are most aggressively marketing their listings. This information can indicate property urgency or market positioning strategies.

Is Build To Rent and Is Build To Rent Development flag purpose-built rental properties, an emerging property class in Irish cities. Is Private Landlord distinguishes individual landlords from institutional investors.

Media and Visual Content:

Has Videos and Has Web P indicate multimedia content availability. Photo Count quantifies available images, while Main Photo and Main Photo Web provide URLs to primary property images in standard and WebP formats.

Photos contains an array of all property images, essential for visual analysis, presentation materials, or machine learning applications like automated property condition assessment.

Brochure URL links to downloadable PDF brochures when available, containing detailed property information, floor plans, and professional photography.

Location and Viewing Information:

Is Mapped Accurately confirms whether the property's map pin location is precise or approximate, important for accurate geographic analysis. Travel Times provides calculated commute durations to major employment centers or transport hubs, a feature particularly valuable in Irish urban markets.

Open Viewings and Virtual Viewings arrays contain scheduled viewing information, indicating seller accessibility and marketing approach. The presence of virtual viewings has remained significant post-pandemic, especially for international or remote buyers.

SEO and Technical Fields:

SEO URL provides the search-optimized URL for the property's detail page, enabling direct linking or further detailed scraping if needed. Brochure Map contains map visualization data.

Related Properties Total indicates how many similar properties MyHome.ie's algorithm suggests, providing a measure of market comparables.

Special Property Features:

Auction List contains auction-specific information for properties being sold via auction, including auction dates, venues, and legal pack availability—a common sales method in Ireland particularly for distressed properties or unique assets.

Additional Logo URLs provides supplementary branding assets for joint agency listings or special partnership arrangements.

Here's an example of typical output data:

[
  {
  "property_id": 4967702,
  "group_id": 261897,
  "custom_data": {
    "related_property_i_ds": [],
    "is_my_home_passport": false
  },
  "refreshed_on": "2025-12-07T22:30:17.8770000+00:00",
  "address": "27 Cedar Avenue, The Gallops, Latt",
  "group_phone_number": "049 438 0038",
  "group_email": "info@woodsauctioneers.com",
  "group_name": "Sherry FitzGerald Declan Woods",
  "group_address": "Unit 4, The Plaza, College Street, Co. Cavan",
  "group_url_slug_identifier": "sherry-fitzgerald-declan-woods",
  "negotiator": {
    "negotiator_id": 164085,
    "name": "Declan Woods",
    "email": "declan@woodsauctioneers.com",
    "licence": ""
  },
  "created_on_date": "2025-11-21T11:49:21.2300000+00:00",
  "activated_on": "2025-11-21T11:55:31.4700000+00:00",
  "is_new": false,
  "is_sale_agreed": false,
  "group_logo_bg_color": "#013765",
  "group_premium_head_text_colour": "#FFFFFF",
  "group_logo_url": "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/groups/7/9/8/261897/logo.jpg",
  "group_premium_logo_url": "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/groups/7/9/8/261897/premiumlogo.jpg",
  "group_premium_joint_logo_url": "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/groups/7/9/8/261897/premiumjointlogo.jpg",
  "group_rectangular_logo_url": "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/groups/7/9/8/261897/largelogo.jpg",
  "joint_group_rectangular_logo_url": "",
  "joint_group_premium_joint_logo": "",
  "group_url": "/estate-agents/sherry-fitzgerald-declan-woods-261897",
  "is_premium_ad": true,
  "is_build_to_rent": false,
  "is_build_to_rent_development": false,
  "is_private_landlord": false,
  "is_brand_booster": true,
  "is_active": true,
  "sale_type_id": 17,
  "is_favourite": false,
  "has_videos": false,
  "has_web_p": false,
  "is_mapped_accurately": false,
  "is_top_spot": true,
  "beds_string": "3 beds",
  "number_of_beds": 3,
  "price_as_string": "€230,000",
  "brochure_map": {
    "longitude": -7.360052,
    "latitude": 54.013322
  },
  "id": 4967702,
  "size_string_meters": 95,
  "price_change_is_increase": false,
  "display_address": "27 Cedar Avenue, The Gallops, Latt, Co. Cavan",
  "eircode": "H12 VW92",
  "property_class_id": 1,
  "property_class": "ResidentialForSale",
  "property_class_url_slug": "residential",
  "property_status": "ForSale",
  "property_type": "Semi-Detached House",
  "bath_string": "3 baths",
  "number_of_bathrooms": 3,
  "ber_rating": "C2",
  "energy_rating_media_path": "//photos-a.propertyimages.ie/static/images/energyRating/C2.png",
  "open_viewings": [],
  "virtual_viewings": [],
  "ordered_display_address": "27 cedar avenue the gallops latt co cavan",
  "seo_display_address": "27-cedar-avenue-the-gallops-latt-co-cavan",
  "brochure_url": "/residential/brochure/27-cedar-avenue-the-gallops-latt-co-cavan/4967702",
  "seo_url": "/residential/brochure/27-cedar-avenue-the-gallops-latt-co-cavan/4967702",
  "photo_count": 20,
  "main_photo": "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/3a822283-9455-46cf-84c7-670dff477976_l.jpg",
  "main_photo_web": "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/3a822283-9455-46cf-84c7-670dff477976_m.jpg",
  "photos": [
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/3a822283-9455-46cf-84c7-670dff477976_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/2dc1f07c-9f58-4fe7-92d2-ac0bf4c06964_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/b3748a25-6154-4741-8a49-512d9ea2d78a_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/d7a02f1c-191b-422e-aa92-cdeb40ad721d_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/e0553b40-af6f-4b5f-9f93-1808f90af3bd_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/9cfc7e31-bdcc-4ea8-ab5c-3f9bca854d1c_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/c896db4a-ae23-411c-9a70-a689e6b56838_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/54d31de0-1e8c-40bf-9897-083cd2a3930b_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/ee1384b5-2512-4eb5-b8e8-e6f291fd811f_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/92149202-9846-40bc-ab3c-cfc0ca3ea01e_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/ceb56c02-8f8c-4a2a-9289-0f6d408aee18_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/01363dcf-0b91-4533-a4bd-e7dedb908ee5_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/9e9463d0-ac1c-49e8-9ea8-2dfec6790416_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/51b0e896-0697-4e35-9f39-7bc5017f8504_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/9c5e36df-c986-47cb-8e85-b1e9a57722df_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/6eff7498-5a32-4005-8833-e0e6026f25a8_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/fcc3ce05-e6c9-43fa-a1ae-969d44498844_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/1ed891f2-6ee3-4bf5-bf43-bcfdee96c550_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/797f8166-b58e-4a6d-8679-8bd78f5b448a_l.jpg",
    "https://photos-a.propertyimages.ie/media/2/0/7/4967702/4f1d90b0-2922-4f5e-82a3-59a8ce7967b2_l.jpg"
  ],
  "travel_times": [],
  "auction_list": [],
  "additional_logo_urls": [],
  "related_properties_total": 0,
  "from_url": "https://www.myhome.ie/residential/cavan/property-for-sale"
}
]

Step-by-Step Implementation Guide

Start by creating your Apify account if you haven't already. Locate the MyHome.ie Property Search Scraper in the Apify Store. Before configuring your first scrape, clearly define your research objectives: are you analyzing a specific county, tracking certain property types, or monitoring price ranges?

Navigate to MyHome.ie and use their search filters to identify the property segments you want to scrape. Apply filters for location, property type, price range, number of bedrooms, or other criteria. Once you've refined your search, copy the resulting URL. You can collect multiple search URLs covering different criteria to build comprehensive datasets.

Configure your input JSON with the collected URLs. For testing purposes, start with max_items_per_url set to 10-20 to verify your configuration works correctly. Choose appropriate proxy settings—Irish residential proxies typically provide the best results for MyHome.ie scraping.

Initiate the scraper and monitor its progress through the Apify console. For 100 properties, expect completion within 5-10 minutes, though timing varies with platform load and your proxy configuration. The execution log provides real-time feedback on scraping progress and any issues encountered.

Once complete, preview your dataset in the Apify interface. Verify that key fields like price, address, and BER rating are populated correctly. Download your data in JSON for programmatic processing, CSV for spreadsheet analysis, or Excel for immediate business use.

For ongoing market monitoring, establish scheduled runs. Daily or weekly scraping captures new listings, price changes, and market trends. Configure your schedule based on how frequently the market segments you're monitoring typically change.

When handling errors, note that ignore_url_failures: true allows the scraper to continue despite individual URL failures. Review failed URLs in the log to determine if they're temporary network issues or permanently invalid URLs requiring correction.

Practical Applications and Business Intelligence

The comprehensive nature of this property dataset enables powerful analytical applications across the real estate ecosystem. Estate agents can perform competitive market analysis by tracking competitor listings, pricing strategies, and time-on-market metrics. By analyzing how quickly similar properties sell at different price points, agents can provide data-driven pricing recommendations to clients.

Property investors can identify emerging opportunities by monitoring properties with recent price reductions, tracking days on market, or analyzing price-per-square-meter trends across different regions. The BER rating data enables investors to factor energy efficiency into valuation models, increasingly important as energy costs impact rental yields and resale values.

Mortgage lenders and valuers can build automated valuation models (AVMs) using the comprehensive property features, pricing, and location data. Cross-referencing property characteristics with sale prices enables sophisticated valuation algorithms that outperform simpler comparable-based methods.

Market researchers gain insights into supply dynamics by tracking new listing volumes, property type distribution, and geographic concentration. Time series analysis of pricing data reveals seasonal trends, market cycles, and regional divergences. The auction data provides early indicators of market stress or distressed property volumes.

Urban planners and policymakers can analyze housing stock distribution, identify areas with poor BER ratings requiring intervention, or track build-to-rent development concentration. Geographic analysis using Eircode data enables precise mapping of property supply and pricing patterns.

PropTech developers can integrate this data into property search platforms, valuation tools, or investment analysis applications. The rich media content (photos, virtual tours) can feed computer vision models for automated property condition assessment or feature detection.

For rental market analysis, filtering by "property-for-rent" URLs reveals rental supply, pricing, and landlord types. Comparing rental prices against equivalent purchase prices calculates rental yields across different markets, informing investment decisions.

Advanced Analytics and Data Enrichment Strategies

To maximize analytical value, consider enriching MyHome.ie data with complementary sources. Combine with Central Statistics Office (CSO) data on demographics, employment, and economic indicators to understand property demand drivers. Cross-reference with Property Price Register data to validate asking prices against actual transaction prices, revealing negotiation patterns.

Integrate with transport data from Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, or Luas to calculate accurate accessibility metrics beyond MyHome.ie's travel time estimates. Overlay with school catchment area data to analyze the "school premium" in property pricing.

Implement data quality validation to identify anomalies or data entry errors. Flag properties with suspiciously low prices per square meter, verify that BER ratings fall within valid ranges (A1-G), and check that bedroom/bathroom counts are reasonable for the property type.

Create time series databases to track individual properties over their entire listing lifecycle. Monitor price changes, description modifications, and status transitions from active to sale agreed to sold. This temporal analysis reveals seller behavior patterns and market timing strategies.

Use geographic clustering algorithms to identify property hotspots and price gradients. Analyze how prices change with distance from city centers, transport nodes, or amenities. Map BER rating distributions to identify areas with older, less efficient housing stock.

For text analysis, process property descriptions to identify marketing language patterns, feature mentions, and sentiment. Properties emphasizing certain features (home office, garden, parking) can be tracked to understand shifting buyer priorities post-pandemic.

Legal Compliance and Ethical Scraping Practices

When scraping MyHome.ie data, implement responsible practices that respect both technical and legal boundaries. Use reasonable rate limiting even though the scraper handles this automatically—avoid overwhelming the platform with excessive concurrent requests.

Be aware of Irish data protection regulations under GDPR. While property listings are publicly available, agent contact information and certain customer data require careful handling. If redistributing or commercializing scraped data, ensure compliance with MyHome.ie's terms of service and relevant intellectual property considerations.

For commercial applications, consider whether your use case might benefit from MyHome.ie's official data feeds or API partnerships rather than scraping. Official data arrangements provide legal certainty and often include additional data fields or historical information.

Store scraped data securely, implementing appropriate access controls especially if the dataset includes any personal information. Maintain data retention policies that delete outdated information no longer needed for your analytical purposes.

Conclusion

The MyHome.ie Property Search Scraper transforms Ireland's leading property portal into structured, analyzable market intelligence. Whether you're an estate agent tracking competition, an investor identifying opportunities, a researcher analyzing market trends, or a developer building PropTech solutions, this tool provides the comprehensive Irish property data you need. Start extracting insights today and gain the informational advantage that drives better decisions in Ireland's dynamic property market.