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The Great Suburban Escape: The Sydney Suburbs Where House Prices Have Risen the Most

It’s no secret that the real estate market in Sydney has been a hot topic for the past decade. With demand far outstripping supply, house prices have skyrocketed, making the dream of homeownership a distant reality for many. However, even within the current climate, some suburbs are experiencing unprecedented growth in property values. According to recent data from CoreLogic, some suburbs have seen their median house prices soar by over 30% in the past year alone. Let’s look at some top-performing Sydney suburbs where house prices have risen the most. Dulwich Hill Nestled in the Inner West, Dulwich Hill has

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Sydney’s Most Vulnerable Property Investors as Interest Rates Soar

According to modeling by CoreLogic, even though the rental market in Sydney is highly competitive, the significant rent increases have not kept up with the rising mortgage costs in any council area, resulting in new investors being in a worse financial position by potentially thousands of dollars per month. A Sydney investor who purchased in March would spend $334 more weekly on mortgage repayments for a median-priced dwelling than if they bought it three years ago. By comparison, the median weekly rent raised $127 between March 2020 and March 2023, defecting mortgaged landlords $207 worse off. Investors in the Ku-ring-gai

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Australia Ranked 2nd Highest in Housing Market Risk, IMF Report Shows

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified five distinct metrics for assessing housing market risk. The article provides an overview of these metrics and examines current information that may contribute to housing market risks in Australia. The article questions whether the Australian housing market is in danger and whether people should be concerned about it. According to the RBA’s report from June of last year, Australian housing debt has reached record highs, accounting for 145.4% of the nation’s total disposable household income, or around $2 trillion. Although credit growth has slowed since then, the ratio remains high as of the

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Australian Homeowners Feel the Pinch as Interest Rates Bite Hard

Sydney has one of the most costly real estate marketplaces in the world. Still, Singaporean Julian Choo, who relocated to Australia in 2010, and his Australian-Malaysian wife Joanne Chai were able to purchase their first house there four years ago. Shortly after their acquisition, the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, and their property’s worth skyrocketed as interest rates hit a new low of 0.1 percent. The central bank’s promise that interest rates wouldn’t increase until at least 2024 encouraged the pair to make another real estate investment. At the end of 2021, they made a wise investment by purchasing a home

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Rising Mortgage Rates Take Toll on Young Australians, but First-Time Buyers Remain Optimistic

Despite falling home costs due to higher interest rates, youthful Australians are being shut out of the market. According to the latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of people purchasing their first house in January fell by 8.1%, reaching its lowest since February 2017. Six years ago, in that very same month, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority declared an assault on interest-only and investment loans, which triggered a decline in the housing market. In January 2021, two months after the Reserve Bank of Australia reduced interest rates to a record low of 0.1 percent, there was

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Landlords Cannot Solve Australia’s Housing Crisis.

Most federally elected members of the Australian Labor Party are also landowners. This may be why they have been unable to solve the housing shortage. In Australia, the property problem is once again the main topic of conversation. The ninth consecutive interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia can put millions of people under even more financial strain on account of their mortgages. The main piece of housing legislation pushed by the Labor administration has been halted in Parliament due to its many flaws. Then, rather uncomfortably, it came out that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a landlord

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Sydney Housing Crisis: 35% Increase to Renters 

Millie Bannister was already worried about the rising cost of living in Sydney when she got a note from her landlady proposing a 35% rent rise. The 26-year-old executive director of the mental health organization Allknd says the rent rise will alter her lifestyle and career goals, prompting some to suggest that the state government should set price limits. Moreover, she said it was raised by $60; the new rise is $270 per week, or 35%, or roughly $12,000 annually.  The situation is depressing and disheartening, and almost devastating. Allknd did not think that a typical individual can afford a

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Australia’s Real Estate Prospects For 2023

We highlight some fundamental elements supporting the growth of Australia’s diverse real estate markets. The Australian real estate market will continue to be influenced by various variables in 2023.  There are some bright spots in the next year’s economic and financial prospects, provided you know where to look. Several of the most critical drivers of success in the Australian real estate market are discussed in this article. Residential property market outlook In 2021, after relative stagnation, the residential real estate sector saw explosive expansion. As a result of interest rate increases and increasing prices, 2022 saw much-reduced volumes entering the

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Australia’s rich listers are busy trading up over the holidays.

During the holiday season between Christmas and New Year’s, Australia‘s ultra-wealthy have been purchasing and selling luxury residences, such as the $130 million paid by Atlassian Co-founder Scott Farquhar for the Point Piper trophy property ‘Uig Lodge. It’s a record for Australia’s real estate market, representing the highest price ever. According to realestate.com.au, Mr. Farquhar and his investment banker wife, Kim Jackson, purchased a house on Wentworth St. before Christmas, even though it had yet to be posted with agents. Uig Lodge, located on a 3,300 square meter plot, was constructed at the start of the past century to evoke

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A healthcare real estate firm reported a $65 million decline in property portfolio value.

The only healthcare-focused property trust listed on the NZX, Vital Healthcare Property Trust (VHP), has seen its property portfolio lose $65 million in value in the last six months. Having just had an independent appraisal of more than half of the company’s assets, VHP, which owns 47 properties spanning Australia and New Zealand, made the news. Stuff reports that the value of the healthcare real estate company’s $3.6 billion portfolio at the end of September fell by 1.9% from the end of June, while the value of the company’s 16 New Zealand subsidiaries, which included hospitals, medical offices, and ambulatory

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