Established House Prices Melbourne 2010.
Source: www.abs.gov.au
6416.0 House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities
Tables 7 and 8. Median Price (unstratified) and Number of Established House Transfers
Category: Accommodation
Property Boom in Brisbane
Reading some information on the Property Boom in Brisbane today, January 2010, I saw some information on the median house prices over the last 40 years.
These Brisbane median house prices figures were quoted:
- 1970 $ 9,910
- 1980 $ 35,450
- 1990 $118,000
- 2000 $173,000
- 2009 $450,000
I did a quick … Read the rest
2009 House Prices Established Houses Brisbane
Australian Property Crash
A selection of quotes about the Australian Property Crash being discussed from 2001…
2001
From the Jenman website in 2001
Boom & Bust.
Since then the real estate market has continued to boom. Our real estate critics have laughed. You were wrong. The prices are still going up. ? Really? … Read the rest
House Building Commencements
Total New House Construction starts in Queensland
| Quarter ended |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Mar | 6,520 | 6,430 | 3,572 | Jun | 7,291 | 6,969 | 4,536 | Sep | 8,050 | 6,524 | 6,018 | Dec | 8,566 | 5,338 |
Long Term chart showing New House Starts from Mar 1990 to Sep 2009
Original Data Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – 8750.0 – … Read the rest
House Buying versus Renting
Is it better to rent a house in Australia, than it is to buy a house ?
With the comparison between rental costs and mortgage repayments at the moment, the above is a very valid question. Many people can see that renting is so much cheaper.
A $350,000 house currently … Read the rest
Land Tax
Land Tax in Australia is a tax levied on the owners of most land, excluding land used for your principal place of residence.
It is a State based tax, charged by each individual State and Territory government, and the Rates and Threshold figures will vary depending on the location of … Read the rest
House Prices June 2007 2008 2009
Australian Median House Prices – June 2007, 2008 and 2009
From Australian Property Monitors
| Sydney | $536,000 | $549,000 | $547,000 | Melbourne | $395,000 | $447,000 | $465,000 | Brisbane | $392,000 | $440,000 | $421,000 | Adelaide | $358,000 | $416,000 | $417,000 | Canberra | $460,000 | $491,000 | $488,000 | Perth | $504,000 | $498,000 | $476,000 | Hobart | $260,000 | $283,000 | $302,000 | Darwin |
Short Term Rental Homes for New Migrants
There are many options of short term rental homes for new immigrants to Australia.
Some of these have been specifically set up by migrants themselves, and are also able to offer you some of their experience and insight, to help you to get started in this new country.
Help given … Read the rest
Negative Gearing in Australia
- What is Negative Gearing ?
- Why can’t Negative Gearing be abolished ?
- What happened when Negative Gearing was abolished in 1985 ?
- Does Negative Gearing really cost the government money ?
A few questions above that are often asked, and answered with various replies depending on the political and economic … Read the rest