Articles tagged with "residential real estate news"

On the 27th of July, the New South Wales government announced eligible first home buyers could access stamp duty exemptions on new home purchases worth up to $800,000. Based on housing market trends that emerged from the initial introduction of...

An emerging narrative around regional dwelling markets is that they may see increased demand as a result of COVID-19. Historic migration data sheds some light on how people have moved around Australia, and highlight some mitigating factors to...

The July CoreLogic index results show the Melbourne property market is the worst capital city performer since the onset of COVID-19. Several cyclical and structural factors may explain why Melbourne in particular has experienced a more rapid...

The stringent government response to COVID-19 has undoubtedly placed the property market cycle at the cusp of another downswing. So far, property value declines have been fairly mild. However, the Australian housing market is not one market, but a...

Over the past two months, economic and housing market indicators have shown an improvement since April. But labour force data only worsened in May, and highlights sobering headwinds for the property market.

The announcement of the HomeBuilder stimulus from the federal government in early June has been met with a mixture of excitement and criticism. This blog analyses one of the common criticisms emerging around the scheme, which is the concept that...

This week's property pulse reveals the regions where we may see the most take-up of the HomeBuilder renovations grant. We count the number of owner-occupied dwellings with a valuation of less than $1.5 million.

The week ending 10th of May delivered a final auction clearance rate of 59.9%. This has jumped from a recent low of just 30.2% only four weeks ago - so has a recovery started with the return of on-site auctions?

Temporary bans in on-site auctions have led to significant shifts in the auction data. Here is a breakdown of the statistics, and how to interpret them.