There were 901 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week returning a preliminary clearance rate of 70.6 per cent. Melbourne was host to 416 auctions this week, returning a preliminary clearance rate of 70 per cent and Sydney recorded a preliminary clearance...
Immigration does increase house prices, but that effect is reduced if a population views new migrants negatively. We speak to the author of a study on this by Deakin University. Chris Doucouliagos tells us about how attitude to immigration will affect house prices....
The CoreLogic quarterly rent review shows national weekly rents increased by 0.3% over the second quarter of 2019; slower than the 1.0% increase in the previous quarter and level with rental growth over the June 2018 quarter. Cameron Kusher looks at what’s ahead for rents....
Highlights from this week: Sydney rents slow down – Cameron Kusher Love thy neighbour – Chris Doucouliagos Warning for strata schemes – Grant Mifsud 5 effects of falling interest rates – Shannon Davis Reading the property ‘smoke signals’ – Veronica Morgan ...
Clearance up Volumes down 5th record breaking week Last week The combined capital city final auction clearance rate remained above 60 per cent for the 5th consecutive week last week, coming in at 65.4 per cent which once again surpassed the previous week as the highest...
This week’s guest on Property News Update is Veronica Morgan! She joins Kevin Turner to discuss interesting stories from the property industry like: Going green pays. Not only can adding solar panels reduce a home’s energy costs, it can also potentially increase a home’s value....
Canberra – Australasia’s national capital is an unusual market. Unusual in that it appears to be impacted more heavily than any other market in the country around elections. With the federal election out of the way – what is happening in Canberra? Simon Chester from...
The problems with some highrise buildings like the Mascot experience recently and the awful events at Opal Tower remind us how risky it can be when buying new and off the plan. Patrick Bright says is was predictable and he tells us why....
It’s been a really interesting and eventful year so far for the residential property market. No more so than in New Zealand. Now that we’re over half way through the year, it’s a good time to look ahead and see what might be in store...