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Steve McKnight’s Market Update Summary, April 2016

Last week, Steve McKnight visited Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne to offer his expert insights on the current state of the real estate market in Australia. Over 1,300 investors attended, seeking answers on where property prices are headed and how to invest accordingly.Read More...

Jason Staggers

April 21st, 2016

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Beware of Quietly Changing Markets

Results for week ending April 17 The combined capital city clearance rate strengthened slightly to 68.6 percent, mostly due to lower supply volume. Only 1,667 homes were brought to auction, down from last week’s final tally of 1,831. The Stats Melbourne, Canberra andRead More...

Jason Staggers

April 19th, 2016

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Homebuyer Emotion Sustaining the Market

Results for week ending April 10. Buyers rose to the challenge this week, even as nationwide sales volume increased to 1,809. The combined capital city clearance rate strengthened, with the early numbers showing that 67.8 percent of auctions found bidders. The Stats MelbourneRead More...

Jason Staggers

April 12th, 2016

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Will the Australian Dream Lead Us Into a Debt Crisis?

Australia has one of the highest household debt levels in the world. Our primary motivation for borrowing has been to fulfill the Aussie home ownership dream. As house prices have surged, so has the need to borrow big. While credit card and personalRead More...

Jason Staggers

April 7th, 2016

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Who’s the April Fool?

Results for week ending April 3. The joke was definitely not on sellers this weekend, as 1,543 capital city auctions were held nationally. Though the clearance rate slipped understandably from the previous low-volume, Easter holiday weekend, the preliminary results show that a healthyRead More...

Jason Staggers

April 5th, 2016

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The 7 Harsh Realities of Negative Gearing

Just when it seemed as if we had seen the top of the market in Sydney and Melbourne, buyers came out in full force for the March Super-Saturday auctions. With winning bidders offering up clearance rates well above 70 percent in most areas,Read More...

Jason Staggers

April 1st, 2016

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Property Market Tomb Still Empty

Results for week ending March 27. While only 533 vendors were keen enough to bring their homes to auction over the Easter long weekend, there were at least enough eager buyers to keep the clearance rate steady. Preliminary results show the combined capitalRead More...

Jason Staggers

March 30th, 2016

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Where There’s Life There’s Hope

Results for week ending March 20 The combined capital cities weighted average clearance rate shot back up above 70 percent this week, despite the near-record number of homes on offer. The Stats Sydney was host to 1,103 auctions, with a preliminary clearance rateRead More...

Jason Staggers

March 22nd, 2016

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The Calm Before The Coming Sales Storm

Results for week ending March 13 The Labour Day long weekend in Victoria explains a quiet auction schedule in Melbourne, but elsewhere the auction clearance results were somewhat bullish. But any conclusions that might be drawn are somewhat small-scale as we head intoRead More...

Jason Staggers

March 15th, 2016

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Is Momentum About to Shift Again?

Results for week ending March 6 After a month of rising clearance rates, our capital cities just took a dive back below the 70 percent mark, offering up a combined clearance rate of 68.1 percent. Weaker sales volume further highlighted the decline inRead More...

Jason Staggers

March 8th, 2016

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