Combined capital city home values have increased by 7.9% over the year – Combined capital cities home values have recorded value growth of 7.9% over the 12 months to April 2015. – The annual rate of home value growth has slowed from a recent peak of 11.5% in April 2014. – Over the past year, […]
With the official cash interest rate reducing to a new record low of 2% in May 2015, the property market is starting to see a surge of new and existing investors. Combined with the long-term potential for strong yields and capital gains, many property investors feel this is an ideal opportunity to get into the […]
The upper crust! … is the theme for this month’s HTW Month In Review! Prestige property sectors around the nation – is up for discussion…… Prestige markets are just great fun to analyse. On the serious side, the sector is often a weathervane on market direction. Prestige buyers and sellers also appear to be reasonably […]
– Best performing capital city: Sydney +5.4% – Weakest performing capital city: Perth -1.6% – Highest gross rental yields: Darwin houses at 5.7% and Darwin units at 5.9% – Lowest gross rental yields: Melbourne houses at 3.2% and Melbourne units at 4.2% – Most affordable city: Hobart, with a median dwelling price of $320,000
The cost of housing close to the centre of capital cities is continuing to climb due to the inherent shortage of land, high buyer demand and abundance of amenity in these regions which is resulting in buyers paying a premium in order to secure a home. It is somewhat unfortunate, however, the liveability of an […]
