Entries by Ben Behar

HTW Month In Review April 2015 – Vacant Land

Coming into land … is the Theme of this Month’s HTW Month in Review Vacant property provides an easy to understand benchmark for locations throughout the nation, so this month, we’ve decided to studiously indulge the desire for dirt and look at its influence across our wide brown land, taking a look at Melbourne! Here […]

Highlights Over 3 Months To March 31st Courtesy CoreLogic RP Data

Best performing capital city: Sydney +5.8% Weakest performing capital city: Perth -2.7% 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 4.1% Most expensive city: Sydney, with a median dwelling price of $690,000 Most affordable city: Hobart, with a […]

HTW Month In Review Mar 2015

“Interest-ing! How interest rate cuts drive our real estate” is the theme of this month’s HTW Month in Review   – Currently the property market is performing well with steady growth across the board in Melbourne. – RP Data shows that Melbourne property prices have increased 8.1% over the past 12 months. – An interest […]

HTW Month In Review Feb 2015

“2015 – the year ahead” is the Theme of this month’s HTW Month in Review.. Opinion on the Melbourne residential market – Here are some highlights: – There is a generally positive outlook for property market growth in 2015 as the RBA has kept interest rates at 2.5% for 16 months in a row and […]

Housing Market Starts Off Year On Strong Footing

Highlights over the three months to January 2015: Best performing capital city: Hobart +4.4% Weakest performing capital city: Darwin -2.6%… Highest gross rental yields: Darwin houses at 6.0% and Darwin units at 5.9% Lowest gross rental yields: Melbourne houses at 3.2% and Melbourne units at 4.2% Most expensive city: Sydney, with a median dwelling price […]