Entries by Ben Behar

HTW Month In Review August 2015

HTW’s Theme of the Month for August – 2015! The building price is right! This month, the residential teams gives a rundown on house building costs in each of their areas. To keep it interesting, they’ve also drawn comparisons with costs in 2009 to demonstrate how these figures trending. Some takeaways – A typical house […]

HTW Month In Review July 2015

– Melbourne’s residential property market has been performing well in 2015. There have been strong levels of growth throughout Melbourne especially within the inner city suburbs. This can be attributed to many factors such as a record low cash rate of 2% and high levels of foreign investment. This is giving the Melbourne market a […]

Quarterly Review, May 2015 By CoreLogic RP Data

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, […]

HTW Month In Review June 2015

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 […]

HTW Month In Review May 2015 – Prestige Homes

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 […]