Residential Real Estate News

What the 2032 Olympic Games means for Brisbane’s property market

The Olympics should work as a positive influence on Brisbane housing market conditions, however, with the Games still some eleven years away, the flow on effects are likely to be gradual and centred around significant infrastructure upgrades and the associated medium-term uplift in jobs and longer-term improvements in transport efficiency.

22 Jul 2021

Which regions have seen the highest rent value increases over the year?

In the 12 months to June 2021, annual rent increases were observed across 79 of the 88 SA4 markets analysed, ranging from a 0.2% rise in the North East and North West Melbourne rent markets, to a 23.7% increase in rent values across the South East of Tasmania.

21 Jul 2021

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Australia’s housing boom rolls on with national home values lifting another 2.2% in May

Housing markets around Australia continued to surge in May with CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index up 2.2% over the month.

Are investors barking up the wrong tree?

Sydney is the most expensive capital city by some margin, implying the financial commitment is more significant than other regions. It also has the lowest rental yields, signaling some imbalance between housing values and rental rates. So why does NSW have the highest concentration of investors?

Preliminary auction clearance rate of 75.7 per cent recorded across the combined capital cities

This week was set to be the second biggest auction week so far this year however with the announcement of another lockdown in Victoria on Thursday, volumes dropped slightly.

CoreLogic Economic Review: April quarter data highlights extraordinary growth and activity in housing market

CoreLogic has released its latest Quarterly Economic & Property Market Review which provides a comprehensive overview of housing market performance through the start of 2021.

National Auction Market Preview - 30 May 2021

There are 3,162 capital city homes set to go under the hammer this week, increasing by 11% on last week’s 2,838 auctions held. This week’s volumes are expected to surpass the 3,016 auctions held in early May as the second busiest week of 2021.

Growth in regional rents is almost 3 times that of capital cities

Rent values across the combined regional markets have outpaced capital city rents with a growth rate almost three times the size in the 12 months to April.

2,845 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities

There were 2,845 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, compared to 2,905 over the previous week and 612 this time last year. A preliminary auction clearance rate of 78.2 per cent has been recorded across the 2,377 results collected so far.

National Auction Market Preview - 23 May 2021

Auction activity is expected to remain relatively steady week-on-week across the combined capital cities, with only 26 fewer homes set for auction over the week. There are 2,879 auctions scheduled to take place this week, while last week 2,905 auctions were held.

Regional housing market doubles capital city value growth

Australia’s regional housing market has far outpaced value growth across Australia’s capital cities in the last 12 months, rising 13.0% compared with a 6.4% gain in capital city values.

Preliminary auction clearance rate of 79% across combined capital cities

Auction volumes were down slightly week-on-week with 2,892 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week. Preliminary results show that of the 2,454 results collected so far, 79.0 per cent were successful. In comparison, the previous week saw 3,016 homes taken to auction, returning a...

Housing construction costs rose 0.8% over the March quarter

CoreLogic’s national measure of residential construction costs rose by 0.8% over the three months to March 2021, making it the sixth consecutive quarter where costs have risen by 1.0% or less.

National Auction Market Preview - 16 May 2021

There are 2,934 capital city homes set to go to auction this week, down only slightly on last week’s 3,016 auctions held, which happened to be the second busiest week for auctions of the year. It is expected that this week will be the third busiest week of 2021.

Federal budget 2021-22: Increasing home ownership on the coalition’s terms

Housing affordability is becoming an increasing concern for first home buyers and policy makers amid recent, rapid price increases in housing values. But the double-edged sword of reducing housing values to make them more affordable, is that housing also makes up the majority of Australian household wealth;...