The latest PropTrack Home Price Index revealed that the 2023 price upturn is firmly entrenched with home prices hitting fresh record highs in many markets in October. Clearly, price growth has accelerated since 2022. According to PropTrack’s data, in the year to October 2022, national home prices had risen just 0.19% after falling 3.68% from…
Overseas migration is frequently being called out as one of the primary factors influencing the housing market. In the face of high-interest rates, low consumer sentiment and stretched housing affordability, values and rents continue to rise and vacancy rates plummet as net overseas migration has hit record highs. National home values have increased 7.2% in…
When it comes to property investment you’ll often hear two conflicting philosophies – invest for capital growth or invest for positive cash flow. We’re now at the beginning of a new property cycle, but it’s likely we’ll be lumbered with relatively high interest rates for a while and it will take another couple of years…
Renters and low-income households are better off today than they were 2 years ago in 2021, even amid high inflation and our worsening rental crisis. The new Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock made the claim in her first speech since taking over the job, adding that strong employment and income growth help to shield the…
What does Australia’s surging population mean for our housing markets? It’s old news now…Australia is experiencing a population boom due to increased migration. But this is creating a serious problem…With very few available homes and rising costs, can we accommodate everyone? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in 2022 the population grew by…
Where we work has everything to do with the transport choices available to us for getting there. For CBD and inner-city workers, transport choices are amongst the widest – including a variety of forms of public transport (ferries, buses, trains) along with more options for walking and cycling (thanks to the infrastructure but also because…
A property’s value is typically divided into two components: the land value and the value of any improvements, such as the dwelling. Conventionally, land tends to appreciate over time, while buildings depreciate as they get older and suffer more wear and tear. However, the rise in construction costs poses an interesting question: what impact do…
Aussies are moving house less frequently. The median tenure for a house is nine years and for a unit, eight years, according to Domain’s latest Tenure and Profit Report, Last year’s decrease in prices might have made people delay selling their homes. However, the trend of longer tenure (how long you stay put in a…
Despite worsening affordability easing the pace of rental growth in Australia, rental availability tightened in September, with vacancy rates falling to new record lows across the country. CoreLogic’s Quarterly Rental Review for Q3 2023 shows rental values rose 1.6% over the quarter, down from the 2.2% rise seen in the June quarter and a full…
Australia’s rental crisis looks set to worsen further as fearful investors offload their properties and abandon certain markets in Queensland and Victoria. New research by the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) shows a maximum exodus of property investors in the two states over the past 12 months, with sales of rental properties surging both…
