Nerida Conisbee
Australia lags behind when it comes to building enough homes
We aren’t quite the worst country in the world for not building enough homes.
Nerida Conisbee: Construction cost crisis nears its end
Construction cost increases have been a major driver of inflation and a big problem for housing supply.
Nerida Conisbee: Will house prices drop now that supply is increasing?
House prices have been rising across Australia since the start of the year.
Australia vs world: The rental affordability gap
With rents surging post-pandemic across Australia and a lot of discussion around who should provide rental properties, it…
Regional migration slows but not in Queensland or South Australia
Despite decades of government intervention to try to get more people to move to regional Australia, it was…
Farms have hit record prices but the forecast is more uncertain
We have never had such good farming conditions as we did in 2022. While particularly good Australian weather…
Nerida Conisbee: Is 2023 the year for apartments?
Australian apartment prices are now back to their 2022 peak, having barely fallen last year.
Wealthy migrants flock to Australia for schools, lifestyle and financial safety
If you could live anywhere, where would it be? For the world’s wealthy, Australia is a top pick.
Nerida Conisbee: what’s behind the regional Australia price rebound
Regional Australia was the standout during the pandemic, with the virus sparking the greatest movement of people to…
First home buyers dip their toe back in the market
It isn’t a bad time to be a first home buyer at the moment.
Nerida Conisbee: low volume winter looks likely
In April, new listings were down 17.1 per cent with Sydney and Melbourne seeing the biggest falls.
Nerida Conisbee: when will property prices return to their peak?
We’re now consistently seeing house price growth across every Australian capital city.
Interest rate hold looks increasingly likely
There are four ways to predict interest rate changes.
Nerida Conisbee: Is corporate ownership the answer to Australia’s rental crisis?
In the US, large companies currently own five per cent of rental properties.
Nerida Conisbee: housing construction not keeping up with population growth
Australia’s population growth increased by 290,000 people in the 12 months to June 2022 and this rate of…
Nerida Conisbee: solving Australia’s rental spiral
We need more rental properties. The problem is that the group that funds most of them isn’t too…
Nerida Conisbee: China is roaring back
China abandoning its zero COVID-19 policy has resulted in the economy rebounding far faster than expected.
House price declines starting to slow
Capital city house prices are now down 6.1 per cent from their peak in March 2022.
If Australia follows the US into a tech downturn, these areas will be the most impacted
We may be in a cost of living crisis but we are certainly not in an employment crisis.
Nerida Conisbee: Australian economy slows but interest rates will keep rising for now
The latest inflation figures showed that it increased at a faster rate in November than it did in…
Nerida Conisbee: Where you should have bought a decade ago
Over the past decade, the median in Sydney has increased the most. There are a lot of factors…
Nerida Conisbee: Australia the knockdown nation
In the 12 months to June 2022, there were more houses knocked down in Australia than ever recorded…
Who’s more likely to be hit by rising energy costs?
With the continued push to renewable energy and the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP27) now on, this…
Nerida Conisbee: Why getting on the property ladder is so important
A recent report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that today's 24 to 39 year olds are…
Three Australian suburbs named among the world’s coolest
The world's coolest suburbs have now been named by online magazine Time Out.
Time use survey shows a more relaxed lifestyle in most, but not all, of regional Australia
Every 15 years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts a time use survey. Around 2,000 households are given…
What is the biggest opportunity in property right now?
There is an old piece of investment advice that specifies that you should buy when the market is…
How much does renovating add to the value of your home?
The level of renovation activity has slowed a little bit since the start of the year, driven by…
More jobs than people? Where we are set to see the worst housing shortages
For the first time ever, there are now almost as many advertised vacant jobs as there are unemployed…
Nerida Conisbee: it looks like we are in for a busy spring
A slowing housing market can create quite different environments when it comes to the number of properties for…
Will the housing downturn be over sooner than we think?
Investors in the US have just started behaving very differently.