The national vacancy rates continued to decrease and now state at 1.0%. From January to February the decrease was by 0.1%. The total number of rental vacancies Australia-wide now stands at 30,161 residential properties, which is a decrease from 32,108 in January. Only Perth and Adelaide remained stable, however, other major cities recorded vacancy rates…
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February recorded an 8.4% increase in nationwide residential property listings according to the latest data from SQM Research. The total listings now stand at 239,459 properties, an increase from the 220,956 recorded in January 2024. Notably, all major cities experienced a significant increase in their listings. Over the course of a 12-month period, residential property…
Australian capital city dwelling prices will commence a recovery in 2023 as a result of a pause in the rise of interest rates we can expect to occur by no later than June 2023. The cash rate is tipped to rise to no higher than 4.00% and from that point, stay on hold for the…
SQM Research released a report into the likely housing market effects of The Labor Party’s proposal to change negative gearing, taking into account current housing market conditions. This research is an update on our initial paper released in June 2016 – a time when the housing market was in a considerably stronger state than the current…