Every Australian capital city has its ups and downs when it comes to property investment.
But before you launch into investing in Brisbane, it’s worth doing your research and seeking expert advice.
That’s why we’ve developed these articles, for a more local perspective on what you’ve read about investment so far.
The property cycle means that demand for properties in each state and territory can rise and fall depending on how the market in those locations are faring. It’s well understood that Sydney is at the top of its market cycle and Melbourne is perhaps not far behind. The third most populous capital city is Brisbane…
Brisbane’s growth is entirely attributable to a 0.8% rise in house values which offset a 2.4% fall in unit values over the quarter. The Brisbane housing market continued to record a sustainable but subdued pace of capital gains with a 0.5% rise in dwelling values over the June quarter. The half a percent rise is roughly…
A recent column, Bernard Salt has stated the Brisbane will play catch up over the next decade in its quest to become a major metropolis like Sydney and Melbourne. In another article, I explained why the last 10 years for Brisbane has been nothing short of disappointing in terms of growth, in particular capital growth. …
While the Sydney and Melbourne property markets have been hogging all the headlines, Brisbane has been quietly chugging along in the background. But for how much longer will it be on the back pages? The latest CoreLogic data showed that for the last few months Sydney and Melbourne property prices were flat, yet Brisbane’s increased…
Foreign owners of investment property in Queensland will be slammed with a 1.5% land tax surcharge on assets with a value of $350,000 or more. The state government is seeking additional revenue in order to maintain a wafer-thin operating fiscal surplus. The Palaszczuk government announced the new measure in its 2017-18 state budget, and said…
The trend in growth rates across the smaller capital cities was mixed with dwelling values across Brisbane continuing to inch higher. In Brisbane dwelling values continued the sustainable bid moderate pace of growth tracking 1.2 percent higher over the three months ending May 2017 to be 2.3% higher over the year. Like many cities, the growth…
I’ve been watching the Brisbane market closely this year, though I don’t always post that much on my blog page about it. Here are six ways in which the inner Brisbane apartment market is steadily adjusting. 1 – Mothballing Developers of apartment projects have found it increasingly tough to shift the last few units in…
Believe it or not, Brisbane now has a suburb with a median priced of $2million. According to CoreLogic the inner city blue chip suburb Teneriffe now has a median house price of $2.05m. Seventeen homes have sold in this tightly held suburb in the past year, pushing it’s median price up 7.9 per cent in the…
As a Brisbane investor myself, it has been a difficult 5 years watching both Sydney and Melbourne property prices take off, as I am sure it has been for many others. There is always the teasing headline every so often in the media and from experts that it is Brisbane’s time to shine and this…
One of the most popular types of articles for people looking to invest, is the arguments for and against property, shares or bonds and even leaving your money in the bank. While many like to quote the performance of the housing market vs the share market over the last 3, 5 or 10 years…
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