The CoreLogic Daily Home Value Index (HVI) hit a record decline of -8.40% on 7 January 2023 after peaking on 7 May 2022. The result takes the national housing downturn into new territory, breaking the previous record in peak-to-trough declines, when home values fell -8.38% between October 2017 and June 2019. While the housing downturn…
Few sectors of the economy are as sensitive to interest rates as the housing market. During 2022, eight successive rate rises aimed at offsetting high inflation sent tremors across the market causing buyers and sellers to sit on the sidelines paralysed by a lack of confidence. However or markets did not crash like some of…
The Australian property market has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the past few years, and 2023 is shaping up to be no different. As we head into this new year, there are a few key themes that are expected to dominate the market. These themes will have an impact on the…
