The stringent government response to COVID-19 has undoubtedly placed the property market cycle at the cusp of another downswing. So far, property value declines have been fairly mild. Nationally, the May home value index results show that the dwelling market declined just 0.4% over the month, and preliminary indicators for June are showing the rate…
Articles by Eliza Owen
Eliza is head Of Residential Research Australia for Corelogic and a respected property market commentator. Eliza holds a first class honours degree in economics from the University of Sydney
Over the past two months, economic and housing market indicators have been fairly subdued. However, they have shown an improvement since April. A rise in sales over May saw a strong absorption of new listings, clearance rates have rebounded since the easing of restrictions, and consumer confidence has rebounded 33.0% since its trough in May….
Amid COVID-19, much attention has been given to weaker rental market conditions. But as with buying and selling property, market conditions vary substantially among regions. New data estimates from CoreLogic, calculating the portion of rental stock advertised, shows further variation in the performance of rental markets across different capital cities. The percentage of rental housing…
The announcement of the HomeBuilder stimulus from the federal government in early June has been met with a mixture of excitement and criticism. The scheme grants $25,000 dollars for new home builds and renovations where: The recipient is an owner occupier; The recipient earns no more than $125,000 per annum as a single applicant or…
The HomeBuilder scheme announced in early June is intended to boost activity in the construction sector. Dwelling construction is expected to see a lagged decline in activity off the back of COVID-19, as the recently recovering trend in dwelling approvals began to slip in April, led by a decline in unit approvals. However, the $25,000…
COVID-19 has brought about downside risks for the economy and housing market. A 0.3% decline in March GDP confirmed a technical recession is underway in Australia, total wages paid fell 5.4%between mid-March and early May, and Australian dwelling market values saw the first month-on-month decline since June 2019. But one surprising sign of stabilising emerged…
The start of the Perth dwelling market recovery comes at an unfortunate time. In early 2020, the Perth dwelling market had four consecutive months of dwelling value increases, which is the longest stretch of capital growth since 2014. The Perth dwelling market has a long road to recovery. By the end of April, the house…
The week ending 10th of May delivered a final auction clearance rate of 59.9%. This has jumped from a clearance rate of 47.5% in the previous week and a recent low of just 30.2% only four weeks ago. It is the highest clearance rate result since the week ending March 15, before the strictest social…
On the 25th of March, real estate agents were temporarily banned from hosting open property inspections and on-site auctions. The ban resulted in changes to the auction process, which went from on-site to online. These changes are reflected in some startling data points in the auction results. Below is a summary of typical auction outcomes…
COVID-19 is having varied impacts on residential property, but arguably the biggest impact could be in the rental space. Prior to COVID-19, the Australian rental market was already weak. Now, new challenges are here. As Australian borders remain closed to tourists, and government policies restrict short-term rental arrangements, Airbnb rentals are converting to long-term rental…
