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PropTrack Home Price Index - October 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - October 2023

The PropTrack Home Price Index shows the home price upturn is firmly entrenched and prices hit fresh record highs in many markets in October.

Market Report

1st Nov 2023

PropTrack Rental Report - September 2023 quarter
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PropTrack Rental Report - September 2023 quarter

The rental market remains extremely challenged, with renters facing significant competition for the limited stock available. This has pushed the cost of renting much higher over the past year.

Market Report

30th Oct 2023

PropTrack Overseas Search Report - October 2023
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PropTrack Overseas Search Report - October 2023

Interest from overseas property seekers is skyrocketing as migration has returned to pre-pandemic volumes.

Article

24th Oct 2023

The suburbs where rental demand has increased most
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The suburbs where rental demand has increased most

Demand for rentals is at a heightened level and in some suburbs, enquiries from renters have increased by more than two-fold in the past 12 months.

Article

24th Oct 2023

What is build-to-rent? Can it help with the rental crisis?
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What is build-to-rent? Can it help with the rental crisis?

Build-to-rent (BTR), a fairly new concept in our property landscape, has been brought up as a possible method to increase housing supply and alleviate housing shortages. So, what does it involve and what is its current state in Australia?

Article

24th Oct 2023

Why the plan to house Australia’s growing population is completely unrealistic
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Why the plan to house Australia’s growing population is completely unrealistic

Given the speed at which Australia’s population is growing, there’s no question that a lofty new housing target is justified. But is it realistic? Probably not.

Article

18th Oct 2023

The most affordable rental suburbs close to the CBD
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The most affordable rental suburbs close to the CBD

Rent prices are set to increase further as vacancy rates continue to tumble. However, there are still some suburbs close to the CBD where median rents are considerably lower than their capital city average.

Article

13th Oct 2023

As vacancy rates plummet, there is some good news for renters
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As vacancy rates plummet, there is some good news for renters

Across the country, renters are struggling to find somewhere to live as demand for properties reaches an all-time high and the number of available properties hits an all-time low.

Article

13th Oct 2023

PropTrack Listings Report - September 2023
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PropTrack Listings Report - September 2023

The property market had a busy start to spring with new listings sitting 4.5% higher year-on-year.

Article

13th Oct 2023

Where property prices have grown the fastest this year
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Where property prices have grown the fastest this year

Australian home prices reached a new record high in September, with regions even recording double-digit growth this year.

Article

12th Oct 2023

What Australia's booming population means for housing
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What Australia's booming population means for housing

Australia is in the midst of a population boom, driven by a surge in net migration following pandemic border closures. But with record low vacancy rates and deteriorating affordability, will we be able to house everyone?

Article

11th Oct 2023

Surging population shines spotlight on limited housing supply
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Surging population shines spotlight on limited housing supply

Australia is in the midst of a population boom, driven by a surge in net migration following pandemic border closures.

Article

6th Oct 2023

Regions where fewer homes are selling for a discount
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Regions where fewer homes are selling for a discount

Throughout 2022, the share of homes that sold for less than asking price increased following interest rate hikes and falls in home prices.

Article

5th Oct 2023

The most in-demand suburbs with overseas property seekers
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The most in-demand suburbs with overseas property seekers

Interest in Australian property from overseas has never been higher, and some locations are more desirable than others.

Article

5th Oct 2023

The gap between house and unit rents is narrowing
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The gap between house and unit rents is narrowing

House rents have remained flat for six months, while unit rents have continued to rise. We expect the price gap will continue to narrow in the coming months.

Article

5th Oct 2023

National cabinet is targeting 1.2 million new homes – are we on track?
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National cabinet is targeting 1.2 million new homes – are we on track?

Renters are facing extremely low availability of rentals and buyers are facing the worst affordability in at least three decades.

Article

4th Oct 2023

PropTrack Home Price Index - September 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - September 2023

National home prices reached a record high in September, entirely regaining the price falls of 2022 despite an uplift in the number of properties coming to market.

Article

1st Oct 2023

Where more homes are selling at a discount
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Where more homes are selling at a discount

Despite higher interest rates, the share of homes being sold below the asking price has fallen over 2023, signalling a strengthening of market conditions.

Article

26th Sep 2023

Will the big spring selling surge rebalance the property market?
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Will the big spring selling surge rebalance the property market?

The spring selling season has arrived, and there's good news for buyers who have faced limited options for much of this year.

Article

22nd Sep 2023

The latest data shows the rental crisis is worsening with no end in sight
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The latest data shows the rental crisis is worsening with no end in sight

The persistent undersupply of properties available to rent is pushing vacancy rates lower, and with rental demand outstripping supply, weekly rents are still increasing rapidly.

Article

20th Sep 2023

5 trends to watch in the housing market this spring
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5 trends to watch in the housing market this spring

The housing market has been unexpectedly resilient this year in the face of significant increases in mortgage interest rates.

Article

20th Sep 2023

Market optimism driving more homeowners to sell
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Market optimism driving more homeowners to sell

The proportion of property owners who consider it a good time to sell has increased from the lows seen at the start of the year, as buyer demand heats up for spring.

Article

20th Sep 2023

PropTrack Listings Report - August 2023
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PropTrack Listings Report - August 2023

Property markets around the country ramped up in August, led by Sydney and Melbourne, which both recorded their busiest end to winter in more than a decade.

Article

18th Sep 2023

The state where investors are flocking
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The state where investors are flocking

The number of investor loans has risen over recent months; however, one state is attracting more investors than others.

Article

15th Sep 2023

The most in-demand suburbs for buyers this spring
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The most in-demand suburbs for buyers this spring

Property market activity has been unseasonably high over the past few months, with higher listings and sales in many capital cities.

Article

15th Sep 2023

More homeowners are selling quickly - should we be worried?
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More homeowners are selling quickly - should we be worried?

A large share of properties hitting the market this year were owned for three years or less, but the reason why isn't what it might initially seem.

Article

10th Sep 2023

How long would it take to save a deposit for your first home?
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How long would it take to save a deposit for your first home?

Housing affordability is at its worst level in decades, and it is more challenging than ever for first-home buyers to get their feet on the property ladder.

Article

8th Sep 2023

The PropTrack Housing Affordability Index: a better way to measure affordability
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The PropTrack Housing Affordability Index: a better way to measure affordability

The PropTrack Housing Affordability Index is a new state-of-the-art measure of Australian housing affordability.

Article

2nd Sep 2023

PropTrack Housing Affordability Report – 2023
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PropTrack Housing Affordability Report – 2023

Housing affordability is now at its worst level in at least three decades, according to the PropTrack Housing Affordability Index, a new comprehensive measure of the share of homes that households can afford to purchase across the whole income distribution.

Article

2nd Sep 2023

PropTrack Home Price Index - August 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - August 2023

The PropTrack Home Price Index shows that national home prices jumped a further 0.28% in August as the spring selling season approaches.

Article

31st Aug 2023

Regions with the most properties available for rent
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Regions with the most properties available for rent

Conditions are tough for renters. There are very few vacant homes and rents are rising. But in some regions finding a rental is significantly easier.

Article

29th Aug 2023

What’s on the other side of the fixed-rate cliff?
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What’s on the other side of the fixed-rate cliff?

With only four months remaining of the year, the ‘fixed-rate cliff’ as has been colloquially termed is passing the halfway point, with more than $100 billion in fixed rate mortgages set to expire by the end of the year.

Article

28th Aug 2023

Property listings rebound could dampen price growth this spring
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Property listings rebound could dampen price growth this spring

Analysis shows fewer new listings are associated with higher home price growth, after accounting for other factors. In particular, recent new listings – those 1-2 months ago – have the highest correlation with home price growth.

Article

28th Aug 2023

PropTrack Property Market Outlook - August 2023
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PropTrack Property Market Outlook - August 2023

National property prices increased 2.3% over the first six months of 2023, signalling a shift in the housing market and reversing the declines experienced in the prior six months. Despite the better-than-expected price growth, home prices declined 0.1% over the financial year.

Article

23rd Aug 2023

Boutique luxury apartments in high demand
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Boutique luxury apartments in high demand

Demand for properties for sale was unseasonably high in July, but enquiries for new developments in particular have increased significantly.

Article

23rd Aug 2023

Australian landlords are now older than ever, and that spells bad news for renters
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Australian landlords are now older than ever, and that spells bad news for renters

Older Australians are far more likely to own an investment property than younger Australians, a trend that has been growing over time.

Article

23rd Aug 2023

PropTrack New Homes Report - August 2023
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PropTrack New Homes Report - August 2023

The latest construction industry data shows that the pace of building cost increases has slowed.

Article

23rd Aug 2023

Top 10 areas where renters are offering over the asking price
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Top 10 areas where renters are offering over the asking price

Strong rental competition in the capital cities is prompting prospective tenants to offer more than the advertised price, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne.

Article

17th Aug 2023

PropTrack Listings Report - July 2023
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PropTrack Listings Report - July 2023

Australia’s biggest property markets are warming ahead of spring, with both Sydney and Melbourne busier than usual for July.

Article

17th Aug 2023

Renters offering more than 20% premium to secure homes
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Renters offering more than 20% premium to secure homes

Finding a rental property continues to be difficult across the country, even with a lift in the number of available homes in recent months.

Article

9th Aug 2023

Cost of renting continues to climb even as inflation slows
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Cost of renting continues to climb even as inflation slows

Despite signs of slowing inflation, there's no such relief for tenants as official data shows rents grew at the fastest pace in 25 years during the June quarter.

Article

8th Aug 2023

PropTrack Overseas Search Report - July 2023
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PropTrack Overseas Search Report - July 2023

Our New Zealand neighbours are eyeing up Aussie properties as trans-Tasman migration increases.

Article

4th Aug 2023

PropTrack Home Price Index - July 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - July 2023

The PropTrack Home Price Index shows that home prices in July continued to recover. July marked the seventh consecutive month of national home price growth, reversing much of the falls recorded over 2022, with national home prices returning to positive annual growth to sit 1.36% higher than a year ago.

Article

1st Aug 2023

Pressure eases for regional renters as conditions start to improve
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Pressure eases for regional renters as conditions start to improve

After three tough years for regional renters, it looks like conditions might finally be starting to ease.

Article

26th Jul 2023

Unseasonably strong market puts sellers in prime position
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Unseasonably strong market puts sellers in prime position

Winter is traditionally a quiet period for the property market, but stronger sales volumes and unseasonably high buyer demand in some cities and regions suggest that sellers are in prime position in the coming months.

Article

25th Jul 2023

PropTrack Off-Market Sales Performance Report - July 2023
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PropTrack Off-Market Sales Performance Report - July 2023

A detailed analysis of sale prices for homes sold off-market, compared to those listed on realestate.com.au, has found that homeowners who choose to sell their homes off-market achieve lower selling prices.

Article

22nd Jul 2023

New loan commitments picking up despite higher interest rates
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New loan commitments picking up despite higher interest rates

New loan commitments increased by 4.8% in May 2023 to $25 billion, signalling property buyers are becoming increasingly active even after 12 interest rate rises since May 2022.

Article

17th Jul 2023

The regions with the largest annual home price growth
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The regions with the largest annual home price growth

National home prices have risen for the sixth consecutive month following a decline in the latter half of 2022. However, in some regions, prices have not wavered in the past year, growing by as much as a tenth in value.

Article

12th Jul 2023

PropTrack Listings Report - June 2023
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PropTrack Listings Report - June 2023

Sellers in prime winter position as supply remains limited amid solid demand.

Article

12th Jul 2023

Buyers making a comeback but sellers still nervous
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Buyers making a comeback but sellers still nervous

It was just a little over a year ago that interest rates rose for the first time in over a decade, spelling an end to a boom that had seen property prices grow at close to the fastest rate in history.

Article

12th Jul 2023

Drop in discounting signals market on the rise
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Drop in discounting signals market on the rise

National home prices have increased for six consecutive months, rising by a further 0.3% in June. As a result, national home values are now only 0.1% lower than a year ago.

Article

11th Jul 2023

What’s behind the growing gap between house and unit prices?
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What’s behind the growing gap between house and unit prices?

The trend is clear - the gap between the price of houses and units is widening.

Article

5th Jul 2023

Australian home prices have taken 15 years to double; prices in Tasmania doubled fastest
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Australian home prices have taken 15 years to double; prices in Tasmania doubled fastest

Ever since I began working in the property sector, people have mentioned the adage that property prices double every seven to ten years. Despite the strong price growth through the pandemic, this hasn’t been the case lately.

Article

5th Jul 2023

PropTrack Home Price Index - June 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - June 2023

The PropTrack Home Price Index shows that home prices continued to recover in June. Sydney has led the recovery, with prices up 4.5% since their trough in November last year; but most other capitals have also seen prices start to recover over 2023. This recovery has helped lift prices across the combined capital cities to be back in line with where they were a year ago.

Article

1st Jul 2023

Where home prices have doubled the fastest in our capitals
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Where home prices have doubled the fastest in our capitals

Over the past 3-5 years, home prices have experienced tremendous growth. Though interest rate hikes dampened prices from mid-2022, some metro suburbs have had values double in less than two years.

Article

28th Jun 2023

Why is it so hard to find a rental?
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Why is it so hard to find a rental?

Vacancy rates have fallen to very low levels across the country since the pandemic. That means that available rentals are in short supply, and conditions are tough for renters.

Article

28th Jun 2023

Homes are not being built where people want to live
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Homes are not being built where people want to live

While we need more homes, data on planned development in our major cities shows they are not being prioritised where people want to live.

Article

21st Jun 2023

PropTrack Listings Report - May 2023
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PropTrack Listings Report - May 2023

Property listings jump in May, but 2023 remains quieter than 2022.

Article

15th Jun 2023

Is winter the hot time to sell this year?
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Is winter the hot time to sell this year?

Over the first five months of 2023, national property prices increased by 1.5%. Aside from Darwin, all capital cities saw prices rise in May, with Adelaide and Perth sitting at peaks.

Article

14th Jun 2023

The regions leading the property price rebound
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The regions leading the property price rebound

The latest PropTrack Home Price Index showed the current price rebound continued in May, with price rises becoming more widespread across markets.

Article

8th Jun 2023

Where rents have risen most in our capitals over the past year
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Where rents have risen most in our capitals over the past year

Low vacancy rates and strong demand for rentals has led to a surge in rent prices, with some suburbs seeing increases of over 30% in the past 12 months.

Article

7th Jun 2023

Are people moving home from the regions after the pandemic?
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Are people moving home from the regions after the pandemic?

In the past year, we’ve seen regional rental markets start to ease a bit. They’re still very tight, but things are starting to improve.

Article

1st Jun 2023

PropTrack Home Price Index - May 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - May 2023

The current price rebound continued in May with price rises becoming more widespread and broadening across markets. National home prices increased for the fifth consecutive month, rising 0.33% in May, now up 1.55% year to date. This continued lift in May brings national home prices up 1.03% over the past quarter, the strongest pace of quarterly growth since the March quarter of 2022 when prices peaked.

Article

1st Jun 2023

Rental conditions worsen in our largest capital cities but there is some relief for the regions
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Rental conditions worsen in our largest capital cities but there is some relief for the regions

Rental conditions worsen in our largest capital cities but there is some relief for the regions

Article

25th May 2023

PropTrack Listings Report - April 2023
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PropTrack Listings Report - April 2023

April was a quieter month than March across the nation’s property markets, as is usually the case due to the Easter and Anzac Day public holidays.

Article

17th May 2023

Market Insights - Rental Listings
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Market Insights - Rental Listings

Sydney, Melbourne and Perth face toughest rental market conditions in the country; rental supply improves in smaller capitals and regional areas.

Report

17th May 2023

PropTrack New Homes Report - May 2023
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PropTrack New Homes Report - May 2023

While the government has committed to increasing housing stock, construction industry headwinds and fast population growth may hamper plans to provide a prompt solution to the housing crisis.

Article

16th May 2023

Regions where home prices have rebounded most from their lows
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Regions where home prices have rebounded most from their lows

Home prices fell over 2022 following persistent interest rate rises and falling buyer demand. But in recent months there have been signs of recovery, with certain regions leading the rebound in prices.

Article

12th May 2023

Federal budget 2023: What it means for the housing market
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Federal budget 2023: What it means for the housing market

ANALYSIS: Amid a national rental crisis, fast recovering population growth, and constrained housing supply, measures to address the housing shortage and worsening affordability featured prominently in this year’s budget.

Article

9th May 2023

The renters most impacted by the rental crunch
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The renters most impacted by the rental crunch

Rent increases are putting a big financial strain on many Australians. But a closer look at the data reveals which households are feeling the most pain.

Article

3rd May 2023

PropTrack Home Price Index - April 2023
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PropTrack Home Price Index - April 2023

National home prices increased again in April and have now risen for four consecutive months. The 0.14% growth in April brings the cumulative 2023 increase to 0.75%. Tight supply continues to underpin prices, alongside stronger housing demand, which is offsetting the impact of interest rate rises.

Article

2nd May 2023

PropTrack Rental Report - March 2023 quarter
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PropTrack Rental Report - March 2023 quarter

The national rental market was extremely tight over the first quarter of 2023. Rental vacancy rates were edging lower due to exceptionally strong demand for rental accommodation and an ongoing shortage of supply.

Article

27th Apr 2023

The suburbs where home prices have increased most over the past 10 years
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The suburbs where home prices have increased most over the past 10 years

The dip in home prices experienced in 2022 pales in comparison to the surge experienced during the pandemic when interest rates hit record lows. Looking back over a longer horizon, over the past 10 years, almost all suburbs have experienced price growth, with some even tripling in value.

Article

26th Apr 2023

PropTrack Overseas Search Report - April 2023
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PropTrack Overseas Search Report - April 2023

Overseas interest in Aussie properties has surged to record levels as migration hits highest point in three years.

Article

22nd Apr 2023

Property Market Outlook - February 2023
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Property Market Outlook - February 2023

National property prices declined over the second half of 2022, along with sales volumes. Despite a low volume of new listings, the total volume of properties available for sale has trended higher as properties are taking longer to sell.

Report

2nd Feb 2023

PropTrack Rental Report: December 2022 Quarter
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PropTrack Rental Report: December 2022 Quarter

The national rental market remains tight, characterised by strong demand and low supply, resulting in properties leasing rapidly. While conditions are still tight, rental price growth slowed significantly over the final quarter of the year, with no change nationally. Median advertised rents were recorded at $480 per week at the end of 2022. Over the 2022 calendar year, national rents rose by 6.7%, up from a 4.7% increase the previous year.

Report

1st Jan 2022

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