We have now reached a consensus from Real Estate Agents, Economists and even the media. Property prices will not keep falling, but actually begin to make significant gains over the next 6 – 12 months. The papers are now full of articles talking about the rise in property price over the next few years. This […]
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is an independent body that supervises banking institutions and has been a useful tool for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). 2 years ago the RBA board knew that the housing market was overheating in both Melbourne and Sydney. But nowhere else in the country was the housing market […]
With talk from the federal government of limiting Negative Gearing, many commentators are talking about seeing massive changes to property investment and to this end a potential property crash. And many of these alarmists have talked about the stock market crash being the end of people investing. There are going to be changes in what […]
Most media outlets are now talking gloom and doom. Many are saying the Westpac rate increase will lead all banks to increase their rates and therefore stop people buying properties. Many bloggers and print media point to median prices beginning to slow and in many capital cities, apart from Melbourne and Sydney, already in negative […]
Many Real Estate offices in Melbourne will start to see the mass staff exodus for warmer climates over the next 4 – 6 weeks. Stock levels have reached their lowest levels for the year and will stay at this point for about 6 – 8 weeks until spring brings out the vendors who want to […]
Anyone who ventured outside yesterday for a nice autumn picnic would realise winter is already here. BUT NOBODY HAS TOLD THE PROPERTY MARKET. Saturday saw over 1000 auctions with a clearance rate, according to the REIV, of 79%. Whilst there will not be any significant auctions next week due to ANZAC day, I would assume […]
The REIV have released their figures for the quarter ending June 30. They have shown an incredible rebound in house prices, up by a staggering 5.4%. If this were extrapolated out for the year it would equate to a 20%+ rise. Units are a little more subdued at a rise of 3.2%. WOW!! But just […]
We all know that property runs in cycles and that there is usually a long drawn out upward movement, followed by a flattening of the market, then a slight downward correction before another flattening out. Then the cycle begins again. This can take anything up to 7 years to complete. We have seen this cycle […]
It was great to read the excellent article from Chris Vedelago in Sunday’s Age. We have written many times since 2007 about clearance rates and what they actually mean. VERY LITTLE. If you have a voluntary system where agents are averse to letting the public know when they are not selling properties under the hammer, […]
