Rental affordability improved during the June 2019 quarter to the lowest proportion of income required to meet rent payments since June 2008, according to research from the Real Estate Institute of Australia.
The seasonal impact of Spring may already be starting to show in the national auction market, with the latest results from CoreLogic indicating a rise in volume for the combined capital cities in the week finishing September 1.
National dwelling values increase for the first time since October 2017
The CoreLogic August Home Value Index results showed the recovery in housing values accelerated in August 2019 with national dwelling values increasing by 0.8 per cent over the month
New home sales rise in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA, but market has not yet bottomed out, says HIA
The Housing Industry Association's New Home Sales report has shown a quarterly increase in the number of new home sales, although the figure remains well below what it was at the same time last year.
Home owners with $10.5 billion defects bill from past decade, says report
A new report has found has repair costs for new home owners have totalled $10.5 billion over the past decade as poor construction standards have left them battling leaks, cracks and other problems.
Federation Square to host 2019 Australasian Auctioneering Championships
There is less than two months to go until the 2019 Australasian Real Estate Institutes’ Auctioneering Championships, with the best auctioneers from across the country and New Zealand to battle it out at Federation Square in October.