While there are plenty who claim expertise in the art of valuing homes, the reality is that it’s a little more complicated and less predictable than one might think. Recent news highlights Australia as having some of the priciest accommodation in the world. As a nation with an iconic property market, it’s no surprise how …
What’s in store for the Australian housing market in terms of price growth? This year will not be a bumper one for the Australian housing market; Sydney will drag Australia house prices down this year. But will it be all doom and gloom moving forward? What does the future hold? Australia and New Zealand Banking …
Australia is ranked within the top 10 happiest countries in the world, holds the number 6 spot for the happiness of foreign-born migrants and is the seventh most accepting country of migrants. Australia is a good place to settle for both natives and immigrants alike. And why not? The country has a sound economy and …
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As the country gears up for the general election, questions abound on its impact on the housing market. What’s the post-election outlook for the Malaysian property market? With Malaysia’s General Election 2018 (GE14) looming just around the corner, house-buyers and investors will undoubtedly ask the question: “What is the post-election outlook for the Malaysian property …
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House prices across Australia have stabilized during the past week after months of falling. House prices across Australia seem to have stabilized after months of falling, with prices in Melbourne and Sydney remaining relatively unchanged this week. For the last month, prices in Melbourne dropped by 0.1% and Sydney, by 0.6%. Nationally, housing values have …
Experts are predicting that Melbourne is heading for a housing undersupply due to the increase in population. Not enough houses being built to tackle Australian housing undersupply Just this week, data released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) illuminated the dire undersupply of housing currently besetting the nation. New figures show an unsettling lack …
An artist’s impression of the University of Melbourne’s new Fishermans Bend campus (Image credit: The Age) The University of Melbourne is building a new campus in Fishermans Bend as part of an ambitious A$1 billion plan to create a world-class engineering school in Victoria. The university’s 2025 Engineering Strategy plan also includes upgrading the engineering …
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There is incredible demand for property in Melbourne – the fastest selling city in Australia and with extremely low vacancy rates In Melbourne, house vacancy rates become tighter even as property flies off the market at amazing pace — a clear indication that the city’s property market is undersupplied. Melbourne property is the fastest selling …
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Housing is a necessity in Melbourne. As the population continues to swell, so must housing supply. Perhaps the easiest measure of how deserving Melbourne is of the World’s Most Liveable City title for the 7th consecutive year, is its increasing population growth. That, and the fact that it is perhaps the most populated state capital …
Subdued, Yet Still Robust It has been said that housing is, by far, one of Australia’s largest assets and the foundation of its household wealth, financial system and economy. Little wonder, that: as of Dec 2017, the total value of the nation’s 10 million residential dwellings stands at $6.8 trillion according to latest official estimates …
