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2020 was a year of highs and lows for the property market, where many interesting and unexpected trends emerged. As the dust has started to settle and we move out of ‘panic’ mode into...
By Emily Ng
If there is a defining theme for the Brisbane market over 2020 it has been it’s resilience in the face of a pandemic which has put a halt to interstate and international tourist arrivals for much...
By Craig Gibson
The Sydney property market finished the year with another month of growth, up +0.7 per cent. Values in regional NSW climbed a more significant +1.7 per cent over December as buyers continue to look...
By Emily Ng
The latest CoreLogic Home Value Index reveals the Australian property market ended 2020 with continued growth, priming the market for a strong start in 2021. All capital cities posted gains over the month,...
By Emily Ng
It’s fair to say it’s been a challenging year for the Australian property market, with buying and selling put on hold, economic uncertainty and consumer confidence taking a dive in the midst...
By Emily Ng
Earlier in the year, major bank economists presented a gloomy outlook on property prices predicting that Australian home values would drop by 10 to even 30 per cent in a worst-case scenario. Despite restrictions...
By Emily Ng
Throughout November, the housing market continued with its trend towards recovery. CoreLogic’s national index recorded a second consecutive monthly rise, with dwelling values rising by +0.8 per cent...
With Chrissie and the holidays within sight, it’s time to take a look at how the Australian property market fared over November 2020. There hasn’t been much to celebrate this year, but...
By Craig Gibson
Regional areas continue to outperform capital cities throughout the pandemic as interstate buyer interest drives demand for lifestyle properties. According to the latest CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value...
By Emily Ng
Since restrictions were eased across the state, there’s no denying that the Victorian real estate market has roared back to life, and in some pockets of the state, the market is absolutely soaring. While...
According to the latest data, the housing market has turned a corner and is well on its way towards a recovery. In Sydney, the latest CoreLogic Home Value Index reported that values rose a mild +0.1 per...
The great Australian dream of owning a home may be in reach for more Australians as new data shows the suburbs where a mortgage is cheaper than renting. The latest figures reveal good news for first home...
By Emily Ng
The property market in Brisbane and Queensland has long had a reputation for being stable, and in the face of Covid-19 and an economic downturn, housing values across the Sunshine State have certainly...
By Craig Gibson
With eased restrictions seeing the return of Melbourne private inspections and auctions across the state, the Victorian market has roared back to life. While Melbourne did experience another month...
Has coronavirus prompted people to leave the big smoke for suburbia, smaller regional centres and country towns? Anecdotal evidence and newspaper headlines seem to suggest this, but we wanted to...
By Craig Gibson
When Covid first hit, economists were predicting that home values could fall by 20-35 per cent. But now, many of these same forecasters have revised their predictions to around 6-10 per cent, and that’s...
The much anticipated 2020-21 Federal Budget was handed down on October 6th by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlining the plan to support Australians from the impact of the pandemic. Now that we have...
By Emily Ng
Is your property earning more than you? For Australians with homes in these suburbs, the answer is yes. Analysing our own internal data, as well as data from CoreLogic and the Australian Bureau of Statistics,...
By Emily Ng
2020 has been a year marred by unknowns. Bushfires, floods, a global pandemic, and now the first Australian recession in 30 years. All things considered, for the most part, the property market is still...
As the trend towards lifestyle properties continue to grow, many seaside suburbs along the eastern coast of the country are experiencing a resurgence of demand. With working from home becoming the norm...
By Emily Ng
Although indices like CoreLogic’s monthly home value index may indicate a decline in property prices over the past few months, it is certainly not the case for all regions. Over the past few months,...
By Emily Ng
