Property market news

Australia’s top 20 residential building hotspots revealed

A new report has identified Australia’s top 20 strongest growth markets for home building in 2019, with Melbourne suburbs dominating the list.

By Dominic Beattie ● April 17, 2019

Sydney housing affordability is up more than anywhere

If there’s a silver lining to Sydney’s property downturn, it’s that housing affordability is on the up, Moody’s Investor Service shows.

By Emma Duffy ● April 16, 2019

RBA warns falling house prices could tip property owners into negative equity

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned that if property values continue to fall, it could tip borrowers into negative equity.

By Emma Duffy ● April 15, 2019

NAB reveals property professionals’ top suburb picks for 2019

NAB has released its residential property report with a number of popular suburbs tipped to see above average price growth in 2019.

By Emma Duffy ● April 12, 2019

House prices forecast to drop sharply, then recover in 2020

House prices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth are set to continue falling steeply across 2019 before a possible recovery in 2020, according to Moody’s Analytics

By Emma Duffy ● April 10, 2019

Rents continue to rise across Australia

In more bad news for renters, national weekly rents have risen again, according to CoreLogic data.

By Emma Duffy ● April 08, 2019

Majority of Aussies think Labor’s property tax changes will increase rents

A new survey has revealed 52% of Australian voters believe housing rents will rise if the Labor Party’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are legislated.

By Dominic Beattie ● April 04, 2019

National dwelling values fall 0.6% in March

CoreLogic’s latest home value index results for March 2019 show the national average dwelling value fell by 0.6%, which is actually the smallest month-to-month decline since October 2018.

By William Jolly ● April 01, 2019

‘Further cooling’ ahead for housing as annual credit growth hits all-time low

Australian annual housing credit growth sunk to 4.2% in February, the lowest rate for records that date as far back as 1977.

By Dominic Beattie ● March 29, 2019

ATO tax statistics reveal the richest postcodes, occupations

Surgeons and anesthetists are the country’s richest professions, while the most exclusive places to live lie mostly around Sydney’s northern beaches, the ATO’s latest statistics show.

By William Jolly ● March 29, 2019

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