In an eye-opening analysis, Sydney’s inner west, eastern suburbs, and northern beaches emerge as the most challenging markets for homebuyers in Australia. Astonishingly, a mere 0.3% of the total homes in these areas are available for purchase. This insight comes from Louis Christopher, the managing director of SQM Research, who noted a staggering 30% drop…
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One of the biggest changes over the time I’ve been investing in property is the abundant availability of property research data. Today there’s a plethora of statistics offered about Australia’s property scene – median house prices by the year, the quarter, the month or day, median advertised rents, rental vacancy rates, auction clearance rates, days…
One of the biggest changes over the time I’ve been investing in property is the abundant availability of property research data. Today there’s a plethora of statistics offered about Australia’s property scene – median house prices by the year, the quarter, the month or day, median advertised rents, rental vacancy rates, auction clearance rates, days…
It’s old news that Australia is currently experiencing a significant shortage of apartments and a corresponding rental crisis. And renters should not expect a reprieve from upward rental pressure anytime soon as the pace of apartment-building has slowed. According to a report by International Agents JLL, the supply pipeline of inner-city apartments has dropped by…
A new report forecasts that overall capital city asking rents will rise by between 7% to 10% next year. According to Louis Christopher’s Boom and Bust report Perth is expected to record the largest increase in market rents of 12% to 15%. While Canberra is forecasted to record the largest declines of -6% to -2%. According…
The forecasts for property forecast for 2021 are starting to come in thick and fast and they’re all very positive. The latest is from SQM’s Louis Christopher who suggests that Australian capital city dwelling prices will rise in 2021 as a result of this year’s aggressive government stimulus, interest rate cuts and the upcoming changes…
Are property prices in Melbourne and Sydney really going to fall by 40 percent? Well if you believe Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes show last weekend we’re really in for trouble. Here’s how reporter Tom Steinfort opened the segment: “It’s no secret that Australia is experiencing a downturn in the property market. But for Aussies who…
There is an increasing number of websites, apps and data sites becoming available for investors to scrutinise and analyse their next potential investment. Many experts and analysts are monetarising these tools and taking advantage of our interest in investing in property. I feel that many of these tools designed to analyse data at any point…
How’s our economy performing? Now that’s an important question if you’re a property investor or in business. Each month the Reserve Bank meets to discuss the state of the economy and set official interest rates and then releases its minutes to explain the reasons behind their monetary policy decision and a chart pack which I summarise for…
A valid point is raised here by fund manager roger: there’s an awful lot of focus on population growth in Australian property market analysis, and not nearly enough on trends in household formation. The comment was posted in relation to another finely balanced article on roger’s blog, entitled “PREPARE TO LOSE ENORMOUS [PROPERTY] WEALTH”.=…