There is an article published on financialpost.com dated 29/09/2016. I think it is worth to read. Basically it argues that Australia is “having its central bank backed into a corner, forced to warn about the dangers of high debt and hot housing markets, while powerless to change interest rates as a commodity bust weighs on the economy.” Economists …
Latest property prices 04/2013
According to property analysts RP Data, house prices contracted by 0.5 per cent over the month of April after posting a solid 2.8 per cent gain over the first three months of 2013. Across the major cities: Sydney values were down 0.4 per cent, Melbourne’s fell 0.5 per cent, Brisbane’s dropped 0.7 per cent, Perth’s fell …
12-month price forecasts for Australia’s capital city housing markets
Do you want to know what the property prices will be in next 12 months? Chief Economist at the Macro Investor Leith van Onselen shared his 12-month price forecasts for Australia’s capital city housing markets based on consideration of key price drivers: housing finance; housing supply; affordability; and the macroeconomic outlook. Sydney 12-month price forecasts Melbourne 12-month …
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Australia property price – A comparison across 2011 and 2012
Wondering where the Australia property market stood in April 2011 & April 2012? This is where the market stood in April 2011, according to RP Data-Rismark’s index of dwelling values (houses & units): Year to April 2011 Median Price Change Sydney 1.2% Melbourne -0.4% Brisbane -6.8% Adelaide -2.1% Perth -7.1% Darwin -7.0% Canberra 0.7% Hobart …
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Australia house prices are in the hands of China?!
”Australian house prices could decline by more than 5 per cent in 2012 if China’s economy experiences a soft landing with GDP growth at about 8 per cent,’‘ according to Standard & Poor’s latest report titled China Soft Landing Would Moderately Impact Australia’s Housing Market. China’s insatiable demand for resources over the past decade, particularly iron ore …
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2012 Property prices – February 2012 update on capital cities
According to the latest home price index from RP Data-Rismark, capital city dwelling values in February 2012 rose by 0.8 per cent, after a 1 per cent fall in January 2012. Home values jumped by 5 per cent in Darwin, 2.2 per cent in Hobart, 1.8 per cent in Melbourne, 1.9 per cent in Canberra, …
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2011 Property prices – November 2011 update on capital cities
Summary Australia capital city home prices fell by four per cent in the year to October 2011. Flat to lower house prices for the next six months or possibly the next 12 months. Australia capital city home prices fell by four per cent in the year to October 2011, after a 0.5 per cent decline …
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Property investment: apartments OR houses?
Should I invest in apartments OR houses? Is a property’s value is in the land OR a property’s individual characteristics are far more important? In my opinion, the only thing that matters is what type of property will deliver a bigger return on investment in the long term. According to the Real Estate Institute of …
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House prices to rise up to 20% by 2014
Stable interest rates and improving economic conditions will drive house prices up by 20% in the next three years, with Perth and Sydney leading the way, a major mortgage insurer says. QBE Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance (QBE LMI), which supports lenders, has forecast price growth of up to 20 per cent in Sydney and Perth by …
Property market will be hot again in 2012
Westpac has predicted that the Reserve Bank will cut the interest rate four times in 2012 to avoid hurting an economy that is already showing signs of contraction. According to Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, there will be a sequence of rate cuts beginning with 25 basis points in December 2011 and through 2012 totalling 100 basis …
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The Australia housing market correction is happening
The housing market in Australia is making a very controlled exit from the strong growth conditions of 2009/10 and now the correction phase of the cycle is coming. Australia’s housing market remained flat with prices falling 0.6 per cent nationally, according to the latest Australian Property Monitors’ March quarter house price index. Sydney prices fell …
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Property prices to soften
Residential property prices might have peaked in 2010 as housing prices will remain flat or even drop over the next six months as big mortgage brokers report a 20 per cent drop in loan numbers. Aussie Home Loans managing director John Symond said the company’s new loan volumes had plunged 20 per cent in the …
Investors are not so confident on house prices 2011
The Investor Pulse survey, the first for 2011, reveals that 43 per cent of respondents expect property prices to increase by as much as 5 per cent in the year ahead, while 30 per cent expect prices to remain flat for the period. This result is in sharp contrast to a year ago when a …
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Latest Sydney house price predictions 2011
Overall the Sydney house prices are likely to decline by 0-4 percent in 2011 while the rents are likely to increase by more than 7 percent. Here are some Sydney house prices and rents predictions for 2011. (1) Vacancy rates to remain tight for most of the market and that means at least 7-9 per …
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2011 house price predictions
Home prices remained stable in October 2010 but subsequent interest rate rises and a greater supply of housing is likely to see falls in the coming year. According to recent RP Data, for the three months to October 2010, capital city housing values were up in Canberra (2.4 per cent seasonally adjusted), Darwin (1.7 per cent), …