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Buying a property, whether it is to owner-occupy or for investment, can be an overwhelming process. There are many factors to consider and family, friends and colleagues love to come out of the woodwork to put their opinions forward; warranted or not. WhenRead More...

Peter Koulizos

August 18th, 2016

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Auction Market Booming, But Will Prices Follow?

Results for week ending August 14. Sydney, Melbourne and even Perth posted auction clearance rates at or above 80 percent this week, and pushed the combined capital city result to a calendar year high of 77.8 percent. Auction volume continued trending down asRead More...

Jason Staggers

August 16th, 2016

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Are Low Interest Rates Destroying Australia’s Middle Class?

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) just cut the cash rate to an unprecedented low of 1.50 percent. Glenn Stevens also hinted in his monetary policy statement that further easing is likely. Even now, traders are pricing in a 50/50 chance of anotherRead More...

Jason Staggers

August 4th, 2016

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The Correction That Just Won’t Seem To Come

Results for week ending July 31 A 2016 record result for Sydney and another stellar performance for Melbourne pushed the combined capital city clearance rate up to 73.9 percent this week. Supply levels rose as well, with 1,585 auctions held nationwide, compared toRead More...

Jason Staggers

August 2nd, 2016

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Short Supply Still Propping Up Clearance Rates

Results for week ending July 24 Auction volume slipped further this week across the combined capital cities, down from 1,391 last week to 1,295 this week. Stock levels are now 40 percent lower than they were over the same weekend last year. ThisRead More...

Jason Staggers

July 28th, 2016

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Demand Surges On Feeble Supply

Results for week ending July 17 Auction volume remained relatively consistent with last week’s unseasonably low levels of stock, with 1,378 auctions held nationwide. This feeble supply made way for a surge of buyers to lift the combined capital cities clearance rate oneRead More...

Jason Staggers

July 19th, 2016

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Hesitant Sellers Give Winter Boost

Results for week ending July 10 The auction clearance rate for the combined capital cities rose again this week, as demand continues to outpace this winter’s supply lull. Based on preliminary reporting, 72.0 percent of sellers nationwide found successful bidders. Auction volume increasedRead More...

Jason Staggers

July 12th, 2016

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Beware the Election Weekend Anomaly

Results for week ending July 3 We may not yet have a clear election winner, but there were few losers in the property market over the weekend. The auction clearance rate across the combined capital cities was back up above 70 percent, thanksRead More...

Jason Staggers

July 5th, 2016

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How Brexit Could Impact Australian Property Investors

The shock decision of the people of Great Britain to leave the European Union (EU) threw financial markets into a tailspin last Friday. The Pound fell 11 percent, the German share market lost 7.2 percent, and the ASX 200 was down 4Read More...

Jason Staggers

June 30th, 2016

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Buyers Brush Off Brexit Fears

Results for week ending June 26 A day after worldwide financial markets tumbled in response to the UK’s shock vote to leave the EU, the combined capital city auction clearance rate surged to 69.1 percent, up from 67.4 percent last week. Auction volumeRead More...

Jason Staggers

June 29th, 2016

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