Are you wondering what’s ahead for the Sydney property market in 2025? Sydney’s home values have continued to increase throughout 2024, as the increase in properties hitting the market for sale has been met with strong buyer demand. However, greater stock for sale, affordability constraints, and the sustained higher interest rate environment have contributed to…
There’s a saying in property circles that you make your money on a piece of real estate when you buy it. The gist of this is, that if you can negotiate really well and buy the property at the right time in the cycle, you’ll instantly manufacture some profits. This myth has caused people to…
Buying a property is not an investment strategy. Building a property investment portfolio involves much more than picking the property type and your price bracket. You need a goal in mind and a plan for achieving it. And not only that… it’s essential! After all, planning is bringing your future into the present so that…
It’s no secret that Australia’s major cities are facing a housing crisis. With affordability at an all-time low and the dream of homeownership becoming more elusive for many, there’s one crucial piece missing from our housing puzzle – the “missing middle.” This term refers to medium-density housing options like townhouses, duplexes, and low-rise apartments, which…
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Adelaide housing values rose 0.8% in November, a strong result but the second month in a row where the monthly gain has been less than 1%. The market is clearly losing momentum as listings rise, they’re up 25% since the end of winter, and affordability constraints become more pressing. The strongest conditions are skewed towards the…
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Perth is continuing to lead the capital cities for the rate of growth in housing values, with the market up another 1.1% in October, adding approximately $8,460 to the median dwelling value over the month alone. Although the pace of growth remains strong, the quarterly trend has more than halved since the June quarter, from…
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With values flattening in September and falling in October and November by 0.2%, it looks like Sydney’s housing cycle has turned. The two consecutive months of decline follow a 16% rise in values since the cycle commenced in February last year. City houses are driving the weaker outcome with values down 0.8% over the past…
Are we still the “lucky country,” or are we seeing a steady erosion of our living standards? According to Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist at AMP Investments, the answer might not be so clear-cut. In a recent Oliver’s Insight, he warns that “falling real wages and a surge in tax and…
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Melbourne’s housing market is continuing to navigate a relatively mild downturn, with housing values falling a further 0.4% in November to be down 2.3% over the past 12 months. Values are now 5.5% below their record highs set in March of 2022, and they’ve risen by only 12% over the past five years, which is roughly a…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new $4.3 million cliffside “holiday home” may have raised the ire of voters, but he isn’t the only politician with an enviable property portfolio. With nearly half of Australia’s federal politicians owning multiple properties, many Aussies are questioning whether those tasked with solving the housing crisis are instead profiting from it….
