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More examples of property price falls across southeast Queensland, thanks to research by Cookie, following our recent live show on property trends in Brisbane. This is not a scientific selected sample; they merely represent some of the falls being show on the property portals. The Gold Coast seems particulally prone.
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Join me for a live discussion about the current state of the Brisbane property market with Meighan Wells the Principal of Property Pursuit and co-founder of the Home Buyer Academy and co-presenter of Your First Home Buyer Guide Podcast. In recognition of her expertise and high standards in the fast-growing buyer’s agency industry, Meighan was engaged to develop and deliver the education module for the REIQ course Acting as a Buyer’s Agent and is the former Chairman of the REIQ Buyers’ Agent Chapter.
You can ask a question live. We will look at recent price falls, as well as the latest from our modelling, including information at a post code level. Thanks to Cookie for his work on price falls!!
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The REINZ has released their report for August 2022 today, and it’s a story of continued weakness across the housing market in New Zealand, which is unsurprising given the significant cash rate hikes imposed by the Reserve Bank there.
So today we will look at the data, and also highlight how the story is still being spun by the industry to try and turn a profoundly negative story positive. Well good luck with that, as the OCR is lifted higher still.
They report that across New Zealand, median prices for residential property (excluding sections) decreased 5.9% annually, from $850,000 in August 2021 to $800,000 in August 2022. Month-on-month, this represents a 1.2% decrease from $810,000 in July. The seasonally adjusted figures show a 2.1% decrease in the median price as we moved from July to August, suggesting weaker performance than expected.
The median residential property price for New Zealand excluding Auckland remained unchanged compared to last year at $700,000. There was a month-on-month decrease of 2.8% from $720,000. A better way to report that, is all gains from the past year have now been extinguished on average.
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In New Zealand, the tightening rate cycle which is currently in full swing – with more to come, is crushing the housing market, as illustrated by the August 2022 QV House Price Index for August which was released today. The average house value in New Zealand had fallen by some $89,917 to the end of August (down 8.5%) compared with the January peak – which is a rate of some $424 of lost value per day. “It looks as though it’s going to get tougher before it gets any easier for sellers. First-home buyers will continue to struggle for finance with tight credit conditions and affordability constraints. Plus, there’s still plenty of new homes in the pipeline, which will add further to oversupply, putting further downward pressure on prices.”
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I caught up with Steve from Canstar to discuss the fallout from the RBA rate rises. Steve Mickenbecker is in Canstar’s Group Executive Team, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the Australian financial services industry. As a financial commentator for Canstar, Steve enjoys sharing his expertise across topics such as home loans, superannuation, insurance, mortgages, banking, credit cards, investment, budgeting, money management and more.
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I discussed the RBA rate rise on the ABC this morning on RB with Patrica Karvelas. “Mortgage ‘prisoners’ trapped as RBA lifts cash rate” https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/mortgage-prisoners-trapped-as-rba-lifts-cash-rate/101412718
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This is an edited version of a live discussion about the current state of the property markets. We look at recent price falls, as well as the latest from our modelling, including information at a post code level. And of course review today’s RBA decision. Warning, this show might run for longer than normal! Thanks to Cookie for his work on price falls!!
Original stream is here: https://youtu.be/R2Oy5Mk4RLA
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The recent release of 2021 Census data revealed a shocking “one million homes were unoccupied”.
This statistic sent housing commentators, government agencies and policymakers into a spin. At a time of significant housing shortages, this extra million homes would surely make a big difference. They could provide housing for some homeless, ease the rental affordability crisis, and get first-home owners into their first home. There has been a great deal of speculation about how this has happened. Has it been caused by overseas millionaires buying up housing and leaving it as an empty investment? Is it Airbnb taking up homes that could be used for families? Or are cashed-up Gen-Xers double-consuming by living in one house while renovating another?
So, why were 1,043,776 dwellings empty on census night?
My latest chat with Edwin as we discuss politicians and their property portfolios, as first time buyers feel the pressure, and mortgage prisoners are a things. We also discuss some of the strategies to make sure agents are working for you.
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