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HOUSE prices in Australia’s capital cities leapt 1.4 per cent in September, suggesting that recent rate cuts by the central bank are buoying the market. The finding in the latest RP Rismark Home Values Index, released on Tuesday 02/10/2012, was the largest monthly increase since March 2010. On a quarterly basis, house prices in the …
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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. Perth: 2% to 5% Perth’s housing market is likely to be a star performer over the coming year. Although …
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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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Property information group RP Data said more Australia homes are now with negative equity which means more and more Australia home owners are facing the situation that the value of their property is less than the outstanding balance on their home loan. New home owners fared the worst in the report with those owning a home between …
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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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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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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 …
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), …
Capital city house prices rose by 20 percent in the last 12 months to the end of March 2010 according to ABS. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said prices rose by 4.8 percent in the last three months with Sydney and Melbourne leading the way with rises of 5.3 and 6.7 percent respectively. That …
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Property prices ware up by 4.2 per cent across capital cities in the March quarter, a new survey says. The RP Data – Rismark Hedonic Home Value index, released on Friday, said property prices in the capital cities rose by an average 12.5 per cent in the year to March 31. Rismark chief executive Christopher Joye said …
A new report has found that growth in house prices is set to slow in 2010 due to rising interest rates and falling housing finance figures. The Australian Property Monitors’ Quarterly Housing report shows that national median house prices grew just over 3 per cent in March and there was an annual growth rate of …
Sales of new homes rebounded to a five-month high in January, a sign that upgrading owner occupiers and investors may be coming back in to the market, a leading industry body says. New homes sales rose 9.5 per cent to 8,444 in January, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) said on Monday. Sales rebounded from December’s …
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The medium-to-long-term outlook for property prices remains strong as the population grows, incomes rise and demand for houses outstrips new supply, says an Australian Property Monitors’ report. Despite a sluggish start, 2009 ended with the biggest price growth since 2003 on a rise in activity at the top end of the market, the APM 2009 …
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Australia has the most unaffordable housing market according to the Sixth Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey published in 2010 (see the housing affordability index by country and housing affordability index scales below). The survey looks at 272 metropolitan markets in Australia, the US, the UK, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Housing affordability is measured by using the …
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Rents are set to soar by as much as 11 percent this year, as landlords seek to cover rising costs amid a strengthening economy. Rents for homes across Australia increased nationally by a mere two per cent in 2009 – the weakest annual increase since 2002, the Australian Property Monitors’ Quarterly Rental Report says. Matthew Bell, …
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