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Hey Supply, Wait Up

Results for week ending October 18 Damn you Westpac. Or was it those pesky negative analyst predictions from last week? Maybe it’s simply that some sanity is being restored to our capital city property markets. Whatever the case, if you’ve been holding outRead More...

Jason Staggers

October 20th, 2015

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Beware False Assumptions

There are two big assumptions every investor seeking capital appreciation makes:1. When it comes time to sell there will be a purchaser who wants to buy the property; and 2. That purchaser will be willing to pay more than you did when youRead More...

Steve McKnight

October 15th, 2015

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Spring in Full Fling

Results for week ending 11 Oct 2015. The capital cities bounced back from a lack-lustre grand final weekend to post some solid auction numbers. As expected, volumes were up significantly in Sydney and Melbourne. Yet even with greater supply, demand kept pace, asRead More...

Jason Staggers

October 12th, 2015

Stats & Data

High Risk Postcodes Called Out by NAB

National Australia Bank (NAB) just highlighted 83 postcodes across Australia where the credit risk is now too great to justify high-LVR lending. Homebuyers will now have to cough up a 30 percent deposit in 40 “Group A Restricted Postcodes” where NAB says thereRead More...

Jason Staggers

October 1st, 2015

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How Trouble Overseas Could Impact Australian Real Estate

As we learned in 2007, the Australian property market is not immune to economic shockwaves from overseas. In the midst of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), auction clearance rates across the combined capital cities fell as low as 42 percent. While some marketsRead More...

Jason Staggers

September 3rd, 2015

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See Ya Later, Winter!

Results for week ending August 30 Sydney and Melbourne failed to clear the bullish 80% auction clearance rate benchmark in the final week of winter, but results were solid nonetheless. The Stat Melbourne had over 1,000 auction results last weekend; Perth had 15.Read More...

Steve McKnight

September 1st, 2015

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Melbourne Auction Clearance Tanks

Results for week ending August 23 The Spring silly season can’t come soon enough for the nation’s biggest auction market – Melbourne, where the clearance rate was the lowest since February. The Stat Melbourne’s auction clearance rate of 73% represents more auctions andRead More...

Steve McKnight

August 25th, 2015

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The Surge In Sydney Continues

Results for week ending August 16 Buyers were out in force in Sydney on the weekend pushing up the clearance rate to over 80%, but in cold, cold Melbourne, there was a slight decline. The Stat This week there were 2,103 capital cityRead More...

Steve McKnight

August 18th, 2015

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More Houses Up For Auction

Results for week ending August 9 Last week saw a spike in auctions as sellers sought to cash in on Asian buyers who wanted to buy on the 8/8 (apparently 8 is a lucky number). The Stat Adelaide and Canberra both experience 80%+Read More...

Steve McKnight

August 11th, 2015

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Has The Worm Finally Turned?

Results for week ending August 2 Auction clearance rates were strong again in Sydney and Melbourne with clearance rates of 78.8 percent and 76.8 percent respectively. The national result came in at 77.7 percent. The Stat Sydney, often seen as the canary forRead More...

Steve McKnight

August 4th, 2015

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