Demand for regional housing continues, shows latest CoreLogic Regional Market Update The latest CoreLogic Regional Market Update, which looks at capital growth over the 12 months to January 2021 in Australia’s 25 largest non-capital city markets, saw Richmond-Tweed claim top spot for houses with 12.6 per cent annual growth. The... 19 Feb 2021 | CoreLogic
National Auction Market Preview - 21 February There are currently 2,150 homes scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities this week, up substantially from last week when 1,496 auctions were held, although lower than this time last year (2,517). 18 Feb 2021 | Caitlin Fono
The house always wins: why house sales vastly outstripped unit sales over the year It is not unusual for house sales to make up the majority of transactions, with houses making up an average 70.2% of annual sales volumes over the past decade. However, the share of houses as a portion of sales increased to 74.2% in the year to... 15 Feb 2021 | Eliza Owen
National Auction Market Preview - 14 February Auction activity continues to rise across the combined capital cities with scheduled auction volumes up by 27% over the week. CoreLogic is currently tracking a total of 1,659 capital city auctions, increasing on last week’s final count of 1,304... 11 Feb 2021 | Jade Harling
The city suburbs that slipped below the FHLDS thresholds On Wednesday, the Minister for Housing announced around 1,800 places would be re-issued from the first round of the first home loan deposit scheme (FHLDS). This means recent value falls may have created an opportunity for first home buyers, where... 4 Feb 2021 | Eliza Owen
Which housing markets are back above pre-COVID values? Data from CoreLogic reveals which housing markets have seen the highest value increases relative to their value at March 2020. 1 Feb 2021 | Eliza Owen
Four charts that show regional returns in a league of their own There has been no shortage of reporting about the relatively strong performance of regional Australian dwelling markets over 2020. December home value data showed the combined regional dwelling market increased 6.9% in value over the year; a growth... 22 Jan 2021 | Eliza Owen
National Auction Market Preview - 20 December Last week was the busiest week for auctions the capital city markets have seen since early April, with a total of 2,580 homes taken to market. 18 Dec 2020 | Jade Harling
The state of stamp duty for Australian housing In 2020, COVID-19 mildly impacted Australian housing prices, but created volatility in transaction activity. These factors have drawn renewed scrutiny of stamp duty on residential property, and may have influenced some of the timely reform and... 18 Dec 2020 | Eliza Owen
National Auction Market Preview - 9 December The combined capital cities are expected to see auction activity ramp up over the week, with a total of 2,593 properties set to go under the hammer. This week’s scheduled volumes are 24% higher than last week’s final figures which saw 2,085 auctions... 9 Dec 2020 | Jade Harling
Preliminary auction clearance rate of 75.1 per cent across combined capital cities This week, 2,065 auctions were held across the combined capital cities, down from 2,168 over the previous week. Of the 1,704 results collected so far, 75.1 per cent have reported a successful result, increasing on last week’s preliminary clearance... 7 Dec 2020 | Caitlin Fono
State of the rental markets - Perth rent values soar 8.2% annually, while Melbourne rents continue to fall CoreLogic November home value indices showed a second consecutive month of property value increases following a COVID-19-induced dip. For the first time since January, every capital city recorded a rise in dwelling values. This was off the back of... 4 Dec 2020 | Eliza Owen
National Auction Market Preview - 6 December There are 2,125 auctions scheduled to take place across the combined capital cities this week, down slightly from last week when 2,168 auctions were held. This time last year, a considerably higher 2,912 homes were taken to auction over the same... 3 Dec 2020 | Jade Harling
Slight increase in preliminary auction clearance rate across higher volumes There were 2,155 homes scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities this week, up from 1,803 over the previous week. Of the 1,763 results collected so far, 73.9 per cent have reported a successful result, slightly higher than last week’s... 30 Nov 2020 | Caitlin Fono
Why didn’t the Australian housing market crash? 2020 has been a devastating year for many households and small businesses. As Australia moves through its first recession in over 28 years, ABS payroll data suggests wages are down 4.3% between Australia’s 100th case of COVID-19 on March 14, and... 30 Nov 2020 | Eliza Owen