Traditionally, spring is a time of fervent activity for the Australian property market as sales and listings increase. However, spring 2022 is expected to hit a little differently amid higher mortgage rates, weak consumer sentiment, stretched household budgets, and weaker buyer interest. Buyer segments may perform differently than others, and there’s likely to be a…
While inflation has implications for housing demand, housing itself influences inflation. By understanding how inflation and housing fit together, the market outlook for the year ahead becomes a little clearer. ABS figures showed the highest annual rate of inflation in June 2022 in almost 32 years. As we head into the new financial year, annual inflation is…
As the Australian housing market enters a downturn phase, the number of sales and listings that take place nationally is tipped to fall from recent highs. In May of 2022, there were 39,790 sales estimated to have settled across Australia. While that is high for this time of year, it is 26.9% lower than in…
On the weekend, the Liberal party announced two new policies around housing and superannuation in the lead up to next week’s election. The first was lowering the age threshold for those who could access downsizing contributions to superannuation. The second was a ‘Super Home Buyer Scheme’, which would allow Australians to borrow up to 40%…
The Reserve Bank of Australia is under increasing pressure to raise the cash rate after headline and underlying inflation posted a stronger than expected result in Q1. Concerns about the impact of inflation and potentially rapidly rising interest rates on the property market abound, but a myriad of micro and macro factors should be considered…
There is a potential gender wealth gap in Australia according to CoreLogic research. Of the properties analysed across Australia, female ownership was inferred for 26.6%, compared with 29.9% for men. While 43.5% of properties analysed were jointly owned by men and women. A closer look at housing and unit ownership trends Of the houses analysed…
Top-end and inner-city suburbs of Melbourne and Sydney are seeing a slip in values as higher fixed mortgage rates, affordability and increased buyer choice impact values at a granular level. CoreLogic’s quarterly figures confirmed there was a gradual shift from a prolonged period of broad growth to a multi-speed market that differed between capital cities,…
Our rental markets are on the move. CoreLogic’s recently released Quarterly Rental Review shows the national rental index increased 1% over the month of March and 2.6% over the March quarter. Continuing the trend seen since the onset of the pandemic, regional dwelling rents outpaced growth in capital city dwelling rents over the quarter, with…
Homeownership in Australia is embedded in wealth accumulation, security of tenure, and security in retirement. In other words, homeownership in Australia makes life a lot easier in the long run than renting. While surveys indicate most Australians want to own their own home, the latest available data shows only 66% of households do. As we…
Australia’s latest inquiry into housing affordability and supply provides an update on some of the key issues weighing on homeownership across Australia. The report provides sixteen recommendations that can loosely be split into either supply or demand-side factors that influence housing prices. Across its 200+ pages, the report provides a valuable summary of the evidence…
