Source:  Australian Property Journal THE growth rate for capital city dwelling prices across the country are set to peak in the first half of 2022 before steadying thanks to stricter lending regulations. According to SQM Research’s Christopher’s Housing Boom and Bust Report 2022, rising prices are anticipated to slow and even begin to decline, with further intervention from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) expected in the new year. “As 2021 draws...

Source:  CoreLogic A surge in new builds and renovations coupled with supply chain disruptions and a shortage of materials has resulted in an unprecedented spike in construction costs.

CoreLogic’s quarterly measure of residential construction costs reveals a national increase of 3.8% was recorded in the three months to September 2021, outpacing the Consumer Price Index of 0.8% for the same period. 

The Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI), formerly known as the Corde...

Source:  Australian Property Journal RENTAL vacancy rates fell to 1.6% over October, with Sydney and Melbourne pulling the country down to this decade low. According to the latest data from SQM Research, the national residential property rental vacancy rate fell from 1.7% in September or 59,953 vacancies to 59,345 vacancies a rate not seen since March 2011. Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin remained largely steady and below 1.0%, at 0.6%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 0.7% respectively. While Sy...

Source:  REIQ Journal Queensland’s tight residential vacancy rates appear to be stabilising with minimal movement over the last quarter, according to the REIQ’s September 2021 Vacancy Report released today. Of the 50 local government areas and sub regions covered in the report, vacancy rates fell in 20 areas, remained the same in 17 and climbed in 13 compared to the previous quarter. However, movements up or down in most areas were confined to a minimal 0.1%. Maranoa reco...

Source:  CBP - Insights There have been two recent important New South Wales (NSW) Court decisions in respect of native title in the context of the compulsory acquisition of land. The emergence of these types of claims will need to be assessed and dealt with by the Courts in the years ahead. In anticipation of an increase of these types of claims, the Valuer-General of NSW has released a draft paper on valuing cultural heritage land (Draft Paper) under the Land Acquisitio...

Source:  Australian Property Journal NATIONAL listings were at their lowest level more than 10 years in August, with locked down cities Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra leading the fall. According to the latest data from SQM Research, national listings over August fell by 9.6% to 215,911, compared to 238,834 in July. Reflecting the lowest volume of listings since SQM began recording in January 2010. National listings were also down 26.3% compared to this time 12 months ago, with Sydney,...

Source:  Australian Property Journal With little availability in the nation's rental market, rents are being placed under upwards pressure rising for another month. According to SQM Research, the national rental vacancy rate is still tight, sitting at 1.7% over July, while the national combined weekly rent is up 1.3% to $508 a week, a yearly increase of 13.7%. In Melbourne the vacancy rate was up from 3.5% in June to 3.6%, while in Sydney it fell from 2.8% to 2.7%. While in M...

Source: CoreLogic Australian housing values increased a further 1.6% in July, according to CoreLogic's national home value index.  The latest rise takes housing values 14.1% higher over the first seven months of the year and 16.1% higher over the past twelve months.  CoreLogic's research director, Tim Lawless, described the market as strong, but losing steam.  "The 16.1% lift in national housing values over the past year is the fastest pace of annual growth s...

Source:  Austadiums Brisbane has been awarded the 2032 Olympic Games, with venues previously confirmed, including a re-built 50,000-capacity Gabba to be the main stadium. See the full list below. Officials are planning to host an Olympic Games that'll break-even avoiding the mistakes of previous hosts were huge sums of money have been spent building stadiums that end up as white elephants. The Brisbane 2032 Masterplan includes 32 venues within South-East Queensland for the 28...

Source:  REIQ Although some 11 years away, the 2032 Olympic Games is on the lips of most Queenslanders particularly among Brisbanites whose home city has been declared host of the event.  However, it's not just the excitement of the world's largest multi-sport event that has tongues wagging. Hosting the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics could be a "game-changer" for Queensland, according to Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, who says it could "deliver 2...