Why H1 2024 may be a residential property buying window (for some)
It will be brief, geographically limited and may not come at all, but if SQM Research's prognostications are again correct there may be reason for aspiring...
Dwelling vacancies up, asking rents down... but real estate crisis far from over: SQM Research
It's an unlikely source of good news: property vacancy rates are up and rental asking rates have softened slightly. But SQM's Louis Christopher warns against...
Property listings surge as prices hit record highs: SQM Research
It may not be a boom, but the marked increase in new listings, total listings and aggregate asking price for properties across the country in September...
Rate hikes and mortgage stress will lead to increase in distressed selling: Analysts
Rate hikes are causing anxiety for Australian mortgage holders, with new research showing seven out of 10 worry about missing repayments. As large numbers of...
'Macro event' to erase property market's 2023 gains in second half of the year: SQM Research
The domestic economy is reaching a tipping point, says SQM Research's Louis Christopher, with the property market only a step behind. Valuation increases...
Don't fear the headlines, residential property remains resilient
It's easy to get a negative view on property if you only look at the headlines and ignore the data.
Mixed views on Federal Government property proposals
The Liberal Party joined the ALP in focusing on housing affordability during their formal campaign launch this week.
Is the property boom already over?
“House prices could fall 20 per cent” read the headlines last week. Chris Joye, the founder of fixed-income manager Coolabah Capital, wasn’t...
The rise of renters by choice
The private rental sector has expanded at more than twice the rate of the increase in Australian households in the last two decades. This increasingly diverse...
Home ownership is no longer a one-way street
More than in many countries, in Australia home ownership has traditionally been seen as a journey, with most of us aspiring to own a home and pay down a...
First home buyer assistance plan: handle with care
The Coalition has put forward a scheme to help first home buyers get into homes, under which the government will underwrite a loan of 15 per cent of the value...