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  • Buying Off the Plan

    Since our State Government’s thumping electoral wins and enormous majority in the parliament, they can afford to be bullish on all sorts of policy directives, including planning progression and reform. Coming under fire for failing to meet infill density targets, some local governments have been dismissed by the Minister for … Read more

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  • Ray White doubles down on compliance

    Ray White agents were trusted by over 73,000 families to sell their properties in the last financial year, while property management experts took stewardship over more than 220,000 investment properties.

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  • Perth Leads Growth

    According to Ray White’s chief economist, Nerida Conisbee, Perth’s geometric mean (whereby an average is found by multiplying sales prices together then taking the nth root of the set) house price is $970,000, up by a nation-leading 12.4% across the year. Fremantle’s local government area has grown in line with … Read more

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  • Landlords…Insure!

    When choosing landlord insurance, many property investors first look to the well-known mainstream insurers, often because they took out a building protection policy at the point of purchase. Providers like QBE, AAMI, NRMA, RAC, Allianz and similar household names, offer so-called landlord insurance as an extension of their standard home … Read more

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  • Cost of Selling

    REIWA tells us Perth’s median house price has hit $800,000, a $100,000 (about 15%) rise since this time last year. Recent “catch up” price rises have been rapid. In 2020, the median house price was $478,000. Sales volumes continue to increase too, with about 60,000 sales across Perth in 2024 … Read more

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  • It’s Supply, Stupid

    Bumping into a local developer this week at a local café led to an interesting chat about the current state of the local property market and the difficulties he faces in getting projects out of the ground. In summary, unless a developer can sell an average two-bedroom apartment at completion … Read more

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  • Rate Cut to Spur on Market

    When interest rates fall, the ripple effects across our local property market can be both swift and significant, putting further upward pressure on property values and impacting affordability. When the RBA met earlier this month and lowered the cash rate to 3.60%, making it the third rate cut of the … Read more

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  • Consider a Buyer Agent

    When first deciding to buy a property whether it be your first or fifteenth, one to live in or rent out, most buyers look to the internet for inspiration, information and insight. The sheer volume of property information available on line is staggering; the days of having to pour over … Read more

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  • Perth Still Affordable

    With double-digit annual house price increases across Perth for several years now, it is hard to fathom that comparatively, WA remains one of the most affordable places to buy and rent property in Australia. The Real Estate Institute of Australia’s latest Housing Affordability Report reveals housing affordability improved by 3 … Read more

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  • What’s Next for Property Markets?

    Predictions of how property markets are likely to behave into the future are always risky, especially if people rely on them. You’d want to be pretty certain the predictions will play out in the manner forecast or risk the livelihoods of those that make real estate decisions predicated on such … Read more

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  • Waiting on Spring to Sell?

    During the winter months, when market conditions can flatten out, vendors often choose to hold off on their selling plans until spring when both gardens and moods improve. In a balanced market, this can be a reasonable strategy; an attractive garden can add genuine value to a property and there … Read more

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