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- Australia’s population growth slowing as migrant numbers fade
With cuts to the migration intake, Australia’s annual rate of population growth is the lowest recorded since 2006. At the same time serious labour shortages are becoming apparent within Australia’s key economic driver: the resources sector. The most recent demographic … Continue reading →
- What happens when Australian property values correct?
Australian residential housing prices and their direction is a hotly debated topic both locally and overseas. In this week’s Property Pulse we take a look at some key examples where distinct phases of capital gain have been followed by a … Continue reading →
- Australia’s population growth slowing as migrant numbers fade
Category Archives: Property
Australia’s population growth slowing as migrant numbers fade
With cuts to the migration intake, Australia’s annual rate of population growth is the lowest recorded since 2006. At the same time serious labour shortages are becoming apparent within Australia’s key economic driver: the resources sector. The most recent demographic … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Investing, Property
What happens when Australian property values correct?
Australian residential housing prices and their direction is a hotly debated topic both locally and overseas. In this week’s Property Pulse we take a look at some key examples where distinct phases of capital gain have been followed by a … Continue reading
RP Data Industry Market Wrap
On Friday of last week the Reserve Bank (RBA) released their Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. In their statement, the RBA provide forecasts of their expectation for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and for Inflation for each six month period … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Property
RP Data Industry Market Wrap
The RP Data-Rismark Home Value Index was released on Monday of this week. The Index showed that over 2010 capital city home values increased by 4.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis and the best performing cities were Melbourne (8.4%) and … Continue reading
China’s housing keeps housing us
The hardcore gold bug brigade are so keen to push the idea that the global financial system is doomed and that gold is only thing in the world worth having that they twist and ignore facts with wild abandon.
Posted in Debt Management, General Information, Property
Why urbanisation matters for investors
Within the next two decades, the entire US population will move into China’s cities. Alright, not the US population, per se. But 350 million Chinese will leave behind their rural life in a move expected to provide a massive impetus … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Investing, Property
Auction Clearance Rates
Auction clearance rates continued to ease again last week with the weighted average auction clearance rate recorded at 62.7% and represents the fourth week in a row where weighted average clearance rates sat below 70%. Melbourne’s auction clearance fell further … Continue reading
Posted in Property
Australian Property Market Update
The RP Data Research Analysts have compiled 24 graphs focused on the Australian Property Market. Included in the presentation are graphs showing Median House and Unit Prices, Annual Change in Dwelling Values and National Capital Growth and Sales Volume. Click … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Investing, Property
What happens when an Aussie housing bubble bursts
House prices in south-west Sydney. Yes, Virginia, Australia does suffer housing bubbles that burst but, no, Dr Keen, they don’t do it in the Armageddon fashion you imagine. There is enough pain in the reality though to make punters wary … Continue reading
Rates rise again – are we there yet?
Interest rate settings are back to “normal” – that is, rates are at levels that are not serving to speed the economy up or slow it down. So stage one has been completed, now for stage two. The $64 million … Continue reading
Posted in Debt Management, Property
