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As the year starts to take hold, the national property market is likely to continue to “peter out” over the year, according to researchers at Deloitte, who say tighter lending and expected higher interest rates will start to bite.
Read MoreOver half of Australian house hunters spend the same amount of time inspecting a property as they do watching an episode via Netflix, according to new research by ME Bank.
Read MoreSome 24.6 million people live in Australia. Our population is growing by 400,000 people per year. But where are they going? Michael Matusik summarises ABS Census data to show which cities are seeing the most growth. This has implications for the property market in those areas.
Read MoreMost of Australia’s capital cities have started the year on the right foot, outside of Sydney and Melbourne, where average growth has started to plateau after years of exceptional gains.
Read MoreWe get a steady flow of questions from those who read our research, or follow our posts, but one question, more than any other we get asked is – Should I Buy Property Now? Many cite the real estate industry claims that now is a great time to buy – but is it really?
Read MoreAs we close out the year, it’s been a mixed bag for capital cities across Australia. Despite the ups for the east coast and the downs for the west coast, a recent survey from ME Bank found that Australians are increasingly keen to see property prices fall, with 25 per cent saying they’d be “happy” to see prices decline. More than a third wanted lower prices – and a quarter of these owned real estate themselves. No doubt most of these respondents lived in Sydney.
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Loanscape has today released its Borrowing Capacity Index for Q3/2024. It shows that the borrowing capacities of Australian individuals and families have started to recover after the sharp decline over the past 2 years. Lower income borrowers continue to be disproportionately impacted by interest rate increases: the family income required to qualify for the average size loan in Australia is 37% higher than 2 years ago.
Loanscape has today released its Borrowing Capacity Index for Q2/2024. It shows that the borrowing capacities of Australian individuals and families have stabilised after the sharp decline over the past 2 years. Lower income borrowers continue to be disproportionately impacted by interest rate increases: the family income required to qualify for the average size loan in Australia is 35% higher than 2 years ago.
Combined dwelling values have re-accelerated across the nation in February, with all mainland capitals soaring in value. It probably comes as no surprise that Perth claimed the top spot by gaining a whopping 1.8% for the month
Loanscape has today released its Borrowing Capacity Index for Q1/2024. It shows that the borrowing capacities of Australian individuals and families continue to decline. The more modest decline in the size of average loans being taken confirms that lower income borrowers are being disproportionately impacted by interest rate hikes: the family income required to qualify for the average loan in Australia is now 32% higher than 18 months ago.
The end of the year is fast approaching, with most capitals experiencing a strong recovery on dwelling values from the downturn that culminated at the start of 2023.
The recovery is mainly due to an influx of immigration and constricted supply, which the Government is trying to remedy with its ambitious goal of building 1.2 million homes by 2029 through HAFF.
Loanscape has today released its Borrowing Capacity Index for Q4/2024. It confirms the forecast trend that borrowing capacities of Australian individuals and families are recovering from their low levels which coincided with the last of the recent increases to borrowing rates initiated by the Reserve Bank of Australia.