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The Cairns property market has recently seen much more enquiry from investors due to excellent rental returns. ■  Cairns Investors There has been a trend towards investment just south of Cairns due to affordability. Values in Cairns suburbs continue to rise with sellers pricing some investors out of the market. Traditional ‘investor’ stock in the our market […]

The Cairns property market is buoyant, still favouring the Sellers at the moment. I’m seeing a higher number of Buyers per property, so now it’s a great time to sell. Locally Parts of the community are still reeling from the recent devastation left by ex-tropical cyclone Jasper’s flooding, causing a significant dampener to the Cairns […]

Happy New Year! The market will change this year, but it’s not all doom & gloom. Here’s a few factors that will help change the 2024 property landscape; ■  Interest rates will be a key factor. Although another cash rate hike can’t be completely ruled out, the trend towards another rate hike is looking unlikely. Even if […]

Spring selling-season is here! There are traditionally more houses coming to market around now which doesn’t necessarily “flood” the market but does change the equilibrium of supply & demand. With more choices for Buyers this creates stiffer competition for the Sellers therefore property prices tend to reduce to attract those discerning Buyers. Despite regional housing […]

According to CoreLogic data Australian houses increased in value by 1.2% in May, and last month June also increased but by only 1.1%.  Tim Lawless of Core Logic explains that a lack of house to sell continues to be the main factor keeping upwards pressure on housing values. Regional housing values have also trended higher, […]

What did the house wear to the Sydney WorldPride Mardi Gras parade? Address. Ever heard of a ‘fixed-rate cliff’?  It has emerged as one of the biggest potential risks to housing market values, and overall stability in 2023. This “cliff” is when home-loan owners fixed rates end and the new “variable” rates kick in. For example […]

With Christmas & New Year just around the corner I take this opportunity to wish you & yours a very safe & happy festive season.   On a National level, home values continued to fall in November, down -1.0% over the month to be -7.0%, or approximately -$53,400, below April’s peak (Brisbane and Hobart both down -2.0%). The easing in […]

Spring selling season is here, traditionally the best time to sell your property! According to CoreLogic, the national dwelling values have fallen for the fourth consecutive month, along with that the selling conditions in the unit markets have continued to weaken. Despite this the rents continues to rise across Australia’s unit markets. On a less localised focus, which country.. (with […]

This month I’ll start with my current favourite Dad-joke  🙂 Q. What happened to the dog that ate all the Scrabble tiles? A. For days later he kept leaving little messages around the house. According to CoreLogic’s Research Director, Tim Lawless “Although the housing market is only three months into a decline, the national Home […]

So the real estate price growth has slowed down in the capital cities but regional Australia continues to have some momentum, but for how long?  The first quarter of the year has seen Australian dwelling values rise by 2.4%, adding approximately $17,000 to the value of an Australian dwelling. A year ago, values were rising […]