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The Capital Home Values Down 1.2 percent

A survey data showed recently that Australian capital city dwellings’ values dropped by more than 1 per cent for the three months till April. This said to be due to the losses that occurred in the luxury property market.

With home values all across capital cities dropping by 1.2 per cent from the first quarter to April, Brisbane, Perth and luxury suburbs have continually pulled down the Australian housing market.

Latest survey data from RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Home Value Index shows that home designs in Brisbane fell by 3.1 percent while house designs in Perth fell by 3 percent for the quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis. more…

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Local Property Market woes China

After the the key interest rates hiked in May to 4.75% by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the housing market of Australia is said to be weakening. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Austats), its Q4 2010 official data is expected to confirm the said softening of the houses for sale prices.

Property market blogs and forums as well as the newspapers have been full of stories of the softening of the property market of Australia. For instance, its lowering of sales and diminishing homebuyer confidence. more…

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New Home Sales Up 4.3 percent in March – study

Lately, it has been in the wire that the sales of new houses for sale in Australia have increased by 4.3 percent in March. This recent development is good news for the home builders who are offering house and land package.

Boosted up by the solid gains in detached house sales due to the increase demand for detached houses in March, the number of new homes sold all over Australia has increased for the third consecutive month. more…

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Australian House Prices Dropped

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the house price index of  eight capital cities have fallen 2.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 compared with an upwardly revised 0.8 per cent increase in the house price index for the December quarter.

Brisbane, Perth, and Darwin have suffered the biggest declines.

The fall was said to be the biggest since the financial crisis of September quarter of 2008.

Property analyst RP Data-Rismark’s report has discovered that the March capital city houses for sale prices were relatively flat as compared with the month of February, which has fallen with just 0.2 per cent, though house prices were down 0.6 per cent from a year earlier. The report pointed to a cooling in the housing market. more…

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Renters Willing to Pay a Little More to Stay Put

Recently, it has been in the news that according to a recent rental market survey, seven out of ten tenants are looking to buy home for sale but until their dream of owning new houses for sale in Australia comes true, most want to stay in their present accommodation and are willing to pay more in rent to do so.

Michael Matusik, Property commentator, reported that two-thirds of the renters surveyed say that they are prepared to pay up to 5 per cent more in rent to stay put in their rental spaces, with a further 30 per cent saying they would accept an even bigger increase in rent just stay put. more…

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