Every Australian capital city has its ups and downs when it comes to property investment.
But before you launch into investing in Sydney 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.
Sydney’s clearance rate has been below 70% for seven of the past eight weeks. The most substantial decline in rental yields has been in Sydney, where dwelling values are up 77.3% compared with a 15.5% rise in weekly rents. The Sydney housing market saw its dwelling values rise by 1.4 percent in July while the pace of…
Looking to rent an apartment in Sydney? Or as a property investor – do you have an apartment for rent? Rents that have grown three times faster than wages in Sydney. A 4.8 per cent increase over the year to June pushed the median weekly rent for apartments up to $550, putting them on a…
Sydney’s housing market is showing all the hallmarks of a controlled slowdown. The trend towards lower capital gains across the combined capitals index is mostly attributable to softer conditions across the Sydney housing market, where quarter-on-quarter growth was recorded at 0.8% over the June quarter; down from 5.0% over the March quarter. Advertised stock…
The latest stats seem to show that Sydney’s market is finally slowing – the question is how long will it last and what does it mean for investors? Results from CoreLogic’s June Home Value Index indicate that Sydney’s dwelling price has stayed the same over the past three months and actually fell 1.3 per cent over…
We’ve now had two months of data that reportedly shows that Sydney property prices are falling. But what does that really mean? After nigh-on five years of spectacular growth, is Sydney’s market teetering on the edge of a property abyss? Some naysayers would say, “Yes, Sydney is about to burst like the over-inflated bubble that it…
Investors knocked out. An idea seemingly out of left field given record dwelling completions in Sydney, but stick with it. Despite record apartment construction in 2016, the rental market is ultimately governed by the supply of rental properties on the market and the demand from tenants, not the absolute number of properties built. Sydney is…
The Sydney housing market seemed to be losing some steam after five solid views of capital gains of pushed home values seventy-five percent higher. Dwelling values were flat over the three months ending May 2017 with a 0.7 percent rise in house failures of setting a 3.2 percent fall in unit values. Auction clearance rates…
In his column for Switzer, John McGrath discusses the latest addition to the NSW affordability package. The third installment of Government measures to address the affordability struggle in Sydney and Melbourne has been delivered, with the NSW Government announcing a package of reforms commencing July 1. This follows announcements by the Federal and Victorian Governments in recent months. The primary…
Justifying Sydney’s ranking as a liveable city requires greater recognition of the inequality of Sydneysiders’ access to jobs, wealth, transport and housing, writes… Roberta Ryan, University of Technology Sydney and Yvette Selim, University of Technology Sydney Sydney is frequently placed in the top ten of global “liveability” rankings. But despite the growing popularity of the…
Only 18% of Sydneysiders think foreign investors should be able to buy property – They simply don’t accept arguments that this investment improves housing affordability by increasing supply, writes… Dallas Rogers, University of Sydney; Alexandra Wong, Western Sydney University, and Jacqueline Nelson, University of Technology Sydney Sydneysiders are concerned that foreign investors, and particularly Chinese…
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