Tim heads up the Core Logic RP Data research and analytics team, analysing real estate markets, demographics and economic trends across Australia. Visit www.corelogic.com.au
With Australia’s population moving through the fastest rate of growth since the 1950s, our cities and towns are naturally densifying. At a national level, the population density of 3.5 people per square kilometre (sq. km) is among the lowest in the world, highlighting our highly urbanised population where half the populace lives in the three…
It was four years ago when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. Since that time economic trends, including housing metrics, have been on a roller coaster ride. Although lockdowns and the uncertainty of vaccination programs are well behind us, the legacy of COVID will be with us for a long time yet….
It was four years ago when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. Since that time economic trends, including housing metrics, have been on a roller coaster ride. Although lockdowns and the uncertainty of vaccination programs are well behind us, the legacy of COVID will be with us for a long time yet….
It was four years ago when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. Since that time economic trends, including housing metrics, have been on a roller coaster ride. Although lockdowns and the uncertainty of vaccination programs are well behind us, the legacy of COVID will be with us for a long time yet….
Just over one-third (35%) of Australia’s regional coastal markets recorded housing values at record highs at the end of last year despite multiple rates rises, cost of living pressures, and market uncertainty, CoreLogic figures reveal. A thorough examination of Australia’s regional coastal suburbs to the end of 2023, unveiled a diverse spectrum of property performances,…
Australian dwelling values have regained the losses from the recent downturn and surpassed their previous peak to reach a new record high, CoreLogic’s national daily Home Value Index shows. After reaching a peak in April 2022, national home values fell -7.5%, finding a floor on 29 January 2023. Since bottoming out, the national HVI has…
The RBA kept the cash rate on hold at 4.1% for the fourth successive month in October, citing ‘a more sustainable balance between supply and demand in the economy’, but also ongoing concerns about inflationary pressures and a heightened level of uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook. The recent uptick in inflation, from 4.9% annually in…
The flow of new listings added to the Australian housing market has been rising since mid-June, in contrast to the usual seasonal trend where new vendor activity would be trending lower through the colder months. Historically, based on the pre-COVID decade average, new listings added to the national housing market drop by 5.2% between autumn…
Melbourne house values have increased a mere 1.6% between the onset of COVID in March 2020 and the end of May 2023. Every other capital city has seen double-digit growth, ranging from a 16.5% gain in Sydney to a 45.2% surge in Adelaide house values during that period. Melbourne homeowners might be disappointed at the…
Not that long ago, Australia was in the midst of the fastest drop in housing values on record, as rapidly increasing interest rates caused capital city values to plunge more than 9% in the space of about 10 months. That’s all changed since hitting a low in February, with three consecutive months of positive growth…
