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NEWS
Rental values on the up
A quarterly review of national rents by CoreLogic showed that rents surged 0.5% higher over the month to January 2020 to record a current median rental value of $440/week. According to Eliza Owen who heads up the company’s residential research division, this was the highest monthly growth rate in the national rental index since January…
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NEWS
Australian property market sees a surge in profitability
Even though transaction volumes increased at the end of 2023, the level of loss-making sales dropped to just 5500, according to the latest figures.
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NEWS
More Australian women own property than men but struggle with early entry
More Australian women own property than their male counterparts but are more likely to do so later in life, while affordability and investment are significant hurdles.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
How can housing values fall when demand is so high?
The housing crisis and ongoing demand for property due to population growth is being reflected most of all in rental markets, with home prices falling in some areas according to an expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rates likely to stay on hold after inflation tumbles
Inflation has fallen to its lowest rate in two years, with experts now predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will leave rates on hold at next week’s meeting.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Agents tip interest rates to drive the market in 2024
Over 70 per cent of real estate agents think interest rates are going to be the big driver of the housing market in 2024 according to a new survey.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rents hit another record high but growth likely to slow
Tenants continue to feel the pressure of the housing crisis, with rents surging to a record high and passing $600 per week.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
A year of two halves for property growth
The past 12 months has been a year of two halves for the Australian property market, with ongoing rate hikes and stretched affordability slowing growth since June.
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National
Home ownership hurdles: 2023 sees soaring costs, sinking affordability
Housing affordability has plummeted on three fronts in 2023, with simultaneous rises in rent values, housing values and interest rates putting home ownership further out of reach for many.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Property values rise in more than 80 per cent of markets
The Australian property market continues to build steam, with new data showing 82.4 per cent of house and unit suburbs recorded a jump in values in the past three months.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Immigration surge putting short-term pressure on rental markets
The flood of overseas migrants is putting the rental market under extreme pressure in the short term and the Government needs a more consistent long-term target according to an expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Fleeing the CBD: Australia’s rising rents force tenants to the fringes
Australia’s combined capital city rents have soared a further 10 per cent in the year to September, with tenants forced to look further away from the CBDs to find cost-effective properties.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Increasing number of homeowners selling in under three years
Short-term selling is on the rise, with homeowners trading their property after owning them less than three years.
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NEWS
Short-term loss-making sales have increased
Higher interest rates could be pushing sellers to accept a loss, with new data from CoreLogic showing the proportion of loss-making, short-term sales has increased.
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Elite Agent
Australian homes valued at more than $10 trillion again
The total value of Australian homes has again jumped above $10 trillion, after rising $325 billion in the June quarter.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Three reasons rent growth could slow in 2024
There could be some relief on the way for struggling renters, with rental growth likely to start slowing down according to an expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
High end regional property markets continue to struggle
Regional Australia’s housing market has declined over the past 12 months, with the high-end Covid hotspots continuing to lag more affordable locations.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Fixed rate mortgage cliff hasn’t hurt borrowers yet
With the fixed rate mortgage cliff already underway, there’s still no sign of distressed sellers or a blowout in arrears according to an expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Why a lower cash rate likely equals lower rents
With the cash rate still expected to peak this year, tenants are likely also in for a reprieve, with a property market expert explaining rent values usually move in line with interest rates.
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NEWS
Short-term and loss-making resales on the rise
Some sellers could be incurring a loss in order to avoid high mortgage repayments, with new data showing the number of loss-making resales held under two years has spiked.
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National
Investment property listings skyrocket in capital cities
The number of investment properties hitting the market has soared past decade-long averages in three capital cities, despite overall new listings remaining well below normal.
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OPINION
Seize the season: why winter is the perfect time to showcase properties
Each winter, agents begin to stockpile listing opportunities. They nurture sellers through the middle of the year with a plan to launch to market on September 1.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rental affordability at the worst level in 8 years
Surging immigration and fewer people per home has seen rental affordability fall to the lowest level in eight years according to a new report.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rising home prices might see listings increase
If the current growth in home prices continues, listings could increase by two per cent this year, according to an expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Brisbane homeowners spend the most to renovate their homes
Brisbane has emerged as the leading location in the country for home renovations, with new research finding homeowners in the Queensland capital spent $880 million on home improvements in 2022.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Regional areas and high-end Sydney suburbs lead the bounce back
Affordable regional areas and high-end Sydney suburbs dominate the list of locations experiencing a market bounce back, according to new research.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Loss-making resales jump across Sydney and Melbourne
The share of loss-making home sales across the country has jumped, led by both Sydney and Melbourne, which saw homeowners selling at a loss at the highest rate in four years.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Property values higher than before the pandemic
National housing values are still 14.8 per cent higher than they were at the start of the Covid pandemic, despite recent property value falls.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Improving auction clearance rates: what do they tell us about the rest of the market?
Australia's auction clearance rate edged past 70.3 per cent last week, following a strong month of auction activity in February, but it's too soon to interpret the improvement as a sign that the downswing is over, experts say.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
APRA chooses not to loosen borrowing restrictions
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has declined to loosen its current serviceability buffer for new home loans despite from the banks to do so.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Listings bounce back from summer slumber
New listing numbers have recovered from their traditional summer dip, though they remain lower than 2022 levels, according to a new report from PropTrack.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Brisbane property prices fall by a record 10.9 per cent
After property prices in Brisbane boomed by more than 40 per cent during the pandemic, values are now falling at a record-setting pace.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
December quarter inflation figures higher than expected
The Consumer Price Index rose 7.8 per cent in the 12 months to December, higher than the predicted 7.5 per cent, raising the likelihood that the Reserve Bank of Australia will hike the cash rate in February.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
PropTrack, CoreLogic report slowdown in rental price growth
Rental prices finished 2022 at a significantly higher level than they were the year prior, but price growth began to moderate during the December quarter, according to a new report from PropTrack.
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NEWS
Australian property values record largest decline on record
Australian property values have clocked the largest decline on record, dipping by 8.4 per cent between their peak on May 7 2022 and January 7 2023, according to CoreLogic.
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