Do we need inspiration from New York to design our skyscapers? This week in our property market update we look at how the cities of Melbourne and Sydney can benefit from engineering methods and technologies in the United States. We also find out how the City of Melbourne are funding the Queen Victoria Market renewal project. ...
The Inner Sydney Apartment (ISA) market has experienced a rise in demand for off–the–plan apartments in recent years, which has resulted in new supply reaching its highest annual total in fifteen years of 3,350 apartments in 2014/15. View the full July 2015 Inner Sydney Apartments Market brief from BIS Shrapnel. ...
Are we heading for a housing market slowdown? Louis Christopher of SQM Research reports on key announcements that will have an impact upon the housing market and how they will dampen demand from property investors. He also looks at the Sydney property market. ...
What is changing in the property investment landscape? In this week's property market wrap Peter Sarmas analyses interest rates for property investor loans. He also discusses the question of why property prices are rising and looks at the hardship facing first home buyers trying to enter the property market. ...
Why are older households more at risk in a housing downturn? This week in our property market update we look at a Canadian Economic Analysis Department working paper “On the Welfare Cost of Rare Housing Disasters“. We also find out the construction activity forecasts from the Australian Construction Industry. ...
Which Australian capital cities have been the standouts for home value growth over the last twelve months? Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data reports on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data for the June 2015 quarter released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ...