Using the Australian Bureau of Statistics report: “6416.0 House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities” as a base for Australian Median Property Price information, I have created the following chart using their “September Quarter Key Points” from each of the September reports issued from 1995 to 2010.… Read the rest
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Brisbane House Prices after the 2011 Flood
How will House prices change in Brisbane after the 2011 floods ?
More than one person has made a comment on this, and it could be an interesting topic.
Is there a way that may give is in idea ?
What happened to Brisbane property prices after the 1974 Brisbane … Read the rest
First Home Buyers in Australia
First Home buyers in Australia.
Data on the numbers of properties purchased on finance by First Home buyers in Australia, together with the average mortgage sizes of such properties, is publicly available at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The following charts have taken some of this data, and formatted it … Read the rest
Sydney Property Prices 2005 to 2010
Sydney Property price movements are not as straight forward as some people may think.
Sydney is a very large area, with very different price movements between the three main areas, Inner Sydney, Middle Sydney and Outer Sydney.
It is quite common to read that Sydney is heading for, or has … Read the rest
Housing loan repayments – Household disposable income
A measure of the real cost of housing is the mortgage repayment percentage when compared to income.
Figures produced by the Reserve Bank of Australia show the figure of “Interest payments to disposable income” from 1977.
This table shows how the percentage has been increasing over the years.
| Year | Rate |
Non-performing housing loans
Non-performing housing loans are normally classed as being in default for three months or more.
In 1996 about 0.3% of all secured loans were in arrears by over 90 days.
By 1999 this had dropped to about 0.2%
These Non-performing loans stayed about that same rate until about 2005 when … Read the rest
Buying a Property at Auction in Queensland
When buying a property at auction, in QLD, there are certain rules that should be known about before you bid.
The first one is that if you want to bid, in Queensland, you must register with the auctioneer before the auction starts.
Only registered bidders, with a registration number, or … Read the rest
Property Auction Results Sydney October 2010
The following figures show the results from one Saturday’s property auctions in October 2010 in various Sydney Suburbs.
It shows the individual prices for certain property types, 3, 4 and 5 bed houses, but only for AUCTION sales. Many properties where prices are more stable are sold by normal real … Read the rest
Australian Housing Finance Commitments: August
Australian Housing Finance Commitments – Owner Occupation
The above title is that of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Housing Finance report 5609.0.
An abridged view of this report, showing the last three years ended August of each year is shown below, and shows the changes over these three years, in … Read the rest
Real Estate Agents Commission
When it comes time to sell your house, the cost may be high.
Real Estate agent charges can take a reasonably high chunk of your final selling price, so ensure you are prepared for this expense when working out your net balance after sale.
An example of Real Estate agent … Read the rest