This week’s property market trends | RPData

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Weekly report stats include:

  • Key housing market indicators available; including private treaty and auction market statistics
  • Summary of the rpdata-Rismark daily index movements over the past week and month
  • Snap shot of recent sales across each state
  • Top ten most expensive sales transacted over the past week
  • rpdata Mortgage Index
  • rpdata Property Index

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So what exactly is happening with Australia’s housing finance?

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So what exactly is happening with Australia’s housing finance?

Last week’s official statistics – well, more importantly, the media hype & reporting that seems these days to accompany such data – leaves most of us shaking our heads.

“Best increase in four years.”  “May’s interest rate cut has immediate impact.”  “Largest ever volume in loans for one month.”  And The Band Played On…to quote a recent Joe Walsh tune. [Read more...]

China & what it means for our economy

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This is not a property-related post, but many ask me – especially after a presentation – about such matters.  I apologise in advance.

China is the world’s second largest economy & currently Australia’s largest trading partner.

Changes in the Chinese economy have major implications for the global & Australian economy. [Read more...]

Key messages for the housing market from the Federal budget

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Policy makers, including the Reserve Bank and Federal Treasury, are increasingly looking towards the housing market and housing construction to take up some of the economic slack as the economy transitions away from relying on infrastructure spending in the mining sector. 

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Saturday Summary – the most interesting property investment articles I’ve read this week.

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There are more property investment articles, commentaries and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month. Each Saturday morning I like to share some of the interesting ones I’ve read during the week.

Enjoy your weekend….and please forward to your friends by clicking a social link buttons on the left.

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End of Week Property Market Update: RPData

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The Federal Budget for 2013-14 was released earlier this week. Specifically relating to housing there wasn’t much in the Budget however, a trial scheme was announced for aged pensioners looking to downsize their home.

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This week’s property news video with Kevin Turner | 15th May

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In this week’s 2 minute property investment news video I discuss how The Reserve Bank of Australia has made things a little easier for homeowners and investors.

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This week’s property market trends | RPData

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This week’s property market update report includes:

  • Key housing market indicators; including private treaty and auction market statistics
  • Summary of the rpdata-Rismark daily index movements over the past week and month
  • Snap shot of recent sales across each state
  • Top ten most expensive sales transacted over the past week
  • rpdata Mortgage Index
  • rpdata Property Index

[Read more...]

[Video] Australian Housing Market Update – May 2013

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It’s been an interesting month for the Australian property markets. After turning the corner last year the real estate markets seem to have stalled this month.

What’s going on?

In this video RPData’s Tim Lawless gives an update on the Sydney property market (2:12mins)   What’s happening in the Melbourne property market (2:43mins) as well as in Brisbane (3:18mins), Adelaide (3:58), Perth (4:33) Hobart (5:06) Darwin (5:39) and Canberra (6:09) [Read more...]

3 risks ahead for mining town investment properties

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Louis Christopher of SQM Research has highlighted a worrying trend towards increasing vacancy rates in a number of mining towns. In this article on Property Observer and also here on Bloomberg, some of the larger recent rises were identified in Port Hedland, Karratha, Gladstone and Roma.

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