Rents flat in June quarter as consumer sentiment remains low
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Rental prices grew by just 0.7% during the June quarter despite low vacancy rates, with new Australian Property Monitors figures showing landlords held off from raising rents due to low consumer sentiment and weak economic data.  ...

---

Experts question price data to see where property market is moving
Thursday, 05 August 2010
What's happening with housing prices? With three sets of very different data being released over the past few weeks, punters are understandably scratching their heads as to what prices will do for the rest of the year.  ...

---

Property prices still on track for 8-10% growth in 2010
Thursday, 29 July 2010
The comments come as new Australian Property Monitors figures show Australian housing growth slowed to 2.4% during the June quarter, with annual house price growth at a higher-than-expected 15%.  ...

---

Auction market continues to cool as experts warn of potential price falls
Monday, 07 June 2010
The property market continues to cool as both volumes and clearance rates decline, with some potential price falls on the horizon as would-be buyers back off due to higher interest rates, experts say.  ...

---

Another fall in housing loans suggests affordability concerns could hurt house price growth
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Data showing Australian house lending has fallen to a nine-year low is more proof that housing affordability has deteriorated sharply, industry experts say.  ...

---

Auctions market finally slowing as interest rates bite
Monday, 10 May 2010
The residential property market is beginning to slow as rising interest rates prevent would-be buyers from spending more on a mortgage, the latest auction clearance rates reveal.  ...

---

House price growth moderates as first home owners stimulus disappears
Thursday, 29 April 2010
While the residential property market has enjoyed 12 months of impressive price growth, new figures indicate that some of the heat is finally coming out of the market as rising interest rates begin to hold back prices and fewer first home owners enter the market. ...

---

Rents set to rise as landlords feel the heat from rates
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Five interest rates rises in the last seven months will have an impact on Australia's rental market, with rental price growth tipped to head back towards 7-10% over 2010.  ...

---

One in seven taxpayers now property investors, country’s richest suburbs revealed in ATO stats
Thursday, 25 March 2010
The most recent taxation statistics reveal Australia has become a country of property investors, with one in seven now owning at least own investment property, aside from the family home, and more are set to enter the market during the rest of the year.  ...

---

Experts say housing market can withstand more rate rises
Monday, 08 March 2010
The housing market will not see any significant drop in demand until the variable mortgage rate reaches about 8%, according to industry experts, leaving some time before the real estate industry feels the pain of rising interest rates.  ...

---

Almost $1 billion of property sold in Melbourne in one weekend, but report suggests Sydney is struggling
Monday, 01 March 2010
Almost $1 billion of residential property changed hands in Melbourne on the weekend, but a new report suggests home owners in Sydney may have paid too much for their properties, with many actually losing money on the sale of their homes over the past five ...

---

Auction markets surge as buyers find properties in short supply
Monday, 15 February 2010
The value of properties sold at auction has continued to rise into the New Year, with Sydney recording nearly $100 million in sales over the past weekend with just 129 properties on the market.  ...

---

Investors, upgraders take over from first home buyers as auctions start strongly
Monday, 08 February 2010
Investors and upgraders have taken over from first home owners as the dominant demographic in the property market, as the first full week of auction results shows the market is still strong.  ...

---

Where is Australia's housing market REALLY heading?
Thursday, 04 February 2010
Overheated or undervalued? A powerful part of the Australian economy or a bubble that could burst and damage Australia's miracle economy? Australia's housing market has always been one of the most talked-about sectors of the economy, but the recent surge ...

---

High-end properties help house prices surge 12.1% in last 12 months
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Australian housing prices grew by the strongest amount since 2003 during the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from the Australian Property Monitors' Quarterly Housing report.  ...

---

Melbourne house price surge suggests market is overheated, low growth predicted for 2010
Monday, 25 January 2010
House prices are overheated in some areas and will become out of reach if current trends continue over the next year, several property experts have warned.  ...

---

Rents tipped to rise in 2010
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
National rental growth has remained flat for a third consecutive quarter, but the outlook for the rest of the year is positive due to low vacancy rates and the improving domestic economy, a new report from Australian Property Monitors reveals.  ...

---

Property hotspot tips for 2010 revealed
Friday, 11 December 2009
Brisbane and Perth have been named as the big property hotspots for 2010 in a new report by economist Matthew Bell from Australian Property Monitors.  ...

---

10 ways to make money
Tuesday, 08 December 2009
The best strategies for the 12 months ahead are straightforward: take full advantage of the rising sharemarket while simultaneously giving more attention to controlling your investment risks and costs.  ...

---

Property demand to remain high in first half of 2010 despite rate rises
Monday, 07 December 2009
The demand for property will remain high over the next six months despite three consecutive rate rises and more expected in the New Year, industry experts have said.  ...

---