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State house sales slump 25%
Saturday, 20 December 2008
BUYERS kept their hands in their pockets in 2008, scarred by a worsening economy, volatile interest rates and concerns about poor levels of housing affordability.
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Melbourne's return to real estate boom time
Saturday, 20 December 2008
UNDERPERFORMING property markets, sharemarket instability, rising rents and falling interest rates are set to push Melbourne and Sydney into the lead of the property charge in 2009.According to the Re...
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Property owners face hard sell at The Gap
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Real estate agents in Brisbane's north-west say they will weather the storm of a possible market downturn as property vendors scramble to repair damaged stock in the wake of last week's tempest.
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Housing demand in a nosedive
Monday, 3 November 2008
About 50 out of 100 houses sold at auction in Melbourne on the traditionally slow Cup weekend, while in Sydney the auction clearance rate crept up slightly from last weekend's 12-month low to 43%.
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Real Estate market slows as buyers watch trends
Friday, 31 October 2008
INTEREST rates may be down but buyers are still running scared when it comes to property with the Brisbane market remaining slow at the weekend.
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House prices are a bubble waiting to burst
Thursday, 31 July 2008
ARE house prices going to crash in Australia as has occurred in the US? Based on West Sydney University economics professor Steve Keen's regular Debtwatch newsletter, the answer is probably yes.
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Buyers moving in closer as city prospers
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Bureau of Statistics population figures show that despite the perceived failure of the Melbourne 2030 plan, road congestion, public transport overcrowding, and opposition by councils and resident grou...
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Compulsory acquisition threatens private property
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Property bought would be then re-sold to developers at a profit - or, if they choose, at a reduced price so the developers make even more money.
Legal authorities describe as "quite remarka...
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Buyers scarce despite house shortages
Saturday, 26 April 2008
The numbers have added to concern about a shortage of properties - for renters and buyers - which is expected to put further pressure on house prices and soaring rents.
But the property market in Syd...
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ADELAIDE'S newest suburb
Monday, 11 February 2008
ADELAIDE'S newest suburb will be built by a joint venture between developers AV Jennings and Urban Pacific in a deal worth up to $400 million.
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