Market Update: 2021 Smashes property records
A whopping 446,800 houses were sold, along with 144,500 units nationally. That’s a record number of properties and a truckload of ‘sold’ signs. The Domain End of Year Wrap 2021 also calls out a looming million dollar milestone, as national capital city house prices approach a median value of $1 million following the fastest annual […]
Market Update: #3 Reasons Brisbane prices will flatten … and why they won’t
This compared to a national average increase of just 1.49 per cent, which has cooled since a peak of 2.8 per cent monthly growth in March. While the percentages seem tiny the hip pocket impact in cash terms can add up to price increases in the tens of thousands of dollars over successive months. This […]
#2 Affordable Brissie burbs that may surprise you
Buying your first home will almost always involve a compromise, but you may not have to give up as much as you think. Keeping an open mind and a tight budget will get you into a house or unit quicker than you think. And you’ll be happy living there too. The Courier-Mail has recently featured […]
#1 in #3 Aussies want interest rates to rise – what the?!
A recent Canstar survey shows 29 per cent of Aussies would support an official interest rate rise if it put the handbrake on property price growth, reports realestate.com.au. This comes as CoreLogic data showed half of Australia’s capital cities clocked price growth of more than 20 per cent in the past year. So will a […]
Market Update: Tired of your frantic house hunt? Rest might be in sight.
Ex Brissie local and property oracle Michael Matusik has tipped 2022 as the “start of a long rest on a high plateau”. This follows the year that’s been which he describes as “an unexcepted and somewhat exhausting ramble up a very steep incline”. So what will drive this welcome relief? There are a couple of […]
More than half of all investors tip Brissie for growth
More than half of all investors, 54 per cent, say Brisbane offers the best growth prospects for investors, up from 36 per cent last year, according to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) national investor survey. A whopping 58 per cent say Queensland is the pick of the states, also up from 36 per […]
Chermside West and Eatons Hills gaining pace
Houses in Chermside West and Eatons Hill are getting snapped up in around a week, according to new data published by the Daily Mail. PropTrack data has also revealed a national pace race with Hobart leading the nation for speed sales, while Brissie suburbs claim around third on the list, reports Sky News. It’s not […]
Market Update: Brisbane sitting in the top spot in national price growth list
Growth of 2.54 per cent last month takes the 12 month price gain to a whopping 22.3 per cent, reports Savings.com.au. While that’s great news for those already in the market, first time buyers trying to crack the affordability challenge will be somewhat relieved to hear the pace is slowing. “New listings have surged by […]
#1 in #10 first time buyers have this BIG advantage
But one in 10 first home buyers are giving their buying power a big boost thanks to government schemes. Almost 33,000 borrowers accessed the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) or the New Home Guarantee (NHG) since 1 January 2020, reports Savings.com.au. The schemes allow first time buyers to pay only a 5 per cent […]
#20 School catchments with an A+ for capital growth
The right school can play a key role in your child’s future – and it can also give a boost to your hip pocket. Domain has released its annual School Zones Report, highlighting the capital growth in catchment areas for school zones across the country. In Brisbane house prices have risen across most school catchments […]
