Our daily Melbourne property market updates are written by experienced property commentators, buyer advocates and investment experts. All have their finger on the pulse of the Melbourne property market.
Which Australian capital cities have been the standouts for home value growth over the last twelve months? Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data reports on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data for the June 2015 quarter released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ...
Has the residential building boom already reached its peak and run out of steam? Leading industry analyst and economic forecaster, BIS Shrapnel reports on outlooks for residential and non-residential building and a summary of the total building forecast. ...
How prevalent is Ice in the construction, transport and manufacturing industries? In this week's property market update Sourceable Industry News looks at this worrying trend affecting the construction industry. We also look at the 2015 School Zone Report and also "the green roof" in Australian real estate developments. ...
Year-on-year, vacancy rates are down for Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and to a lesser extent Sydney. Why has Melbourne posted the biggest yearly fall in its vacancy rate from 2.7% to 2.3%? Louis Christopher of SQM Research reports on current data for national real estate vacancy rates and asking rents. ...
Could the ongoing wave of Chinese investment in the local property market actually be of benefit to affordability for Australian homebuyers? This week in our property market wrap we look at foreign investment in Australia. We also discuss the latest development push into Fishermans Bend and how Port Phillip Housing Trust will benefit. ...
The screws are being turned more tightly by the banks as they respond to APRA’s “10% growth hurdles” for investment loans. Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics looks at investment lending tightening and the loan-to-value ratios for Westpac and ANZ banks. ...