API Australian Property News



  • Outlook for property prices remains strong
  • 07/29/2010 09:47 AM
  • Robust demand for properties in Australia’s more affordable capital city suburbs has driven solid house price growth in the June quarter, according to the Australian Property Monitors (APM) Quarterly Housing Report
  • Kippa-Ring positioned for price growth with election promise of rail
  • 07/29/2010 09:14 AM
  • Kippa-Ring property prices will surge if the Australian Labor Party (ALP) wins the Federal Election and delivers its pledge to build Brisbane a $1.15 billion Moreton Bay train connection from Petrie to Redcliffe Peninsula
  • ACT leads the nation in holiday rental occupancy rates
  • 07/28/2010 01:46 PM
  • Sixty per cent of ‘smaller’ end holiday rental property managers have forecasted holiday occupancy rates to climb in the next quarter and for the same period in 2011, according to The Occupancy Accommodation Index.
  • Confidence returns for property investors
  • 07/28/2010 11:24 AM
  • A new survey confirms high-income property investors have returned to the Australian property market with the intention to buy, a considerable shift from the same time last year. There has been a nine per cent increase in demand by investors looking to buy a property at the upper end of the market, according to the realestate.com.au’s Consumer Insights Report (Buy).
  • ACT outpaces the nation
  • 07/28/2010 11:21 AM
  • Western Australia may lead the nation as the strongest overall economy, but the Australian Capital Territory is leaps and bounds ahead in its housing finance levels and dwelling starts, according to CommSec
  • Inner city leads NSW house price growth
  • 07/27/2010 04:51 PM
  • New South Wales suburbs close to the CBD are the first to show signs of significant price recovery, new research reveals.
  • Australian property market back in favour
  • 07/27/2010 04:41 PM
  • Favour is once again swinging in the direction of property as a more secure investment choice than other alternatives, according to RE/MAX Australia regional director Nicholas Thiele.
  • Rise in number of $500K loans
  • 07/27/2010 12:42 PM
  • The number of people taking loans of more than $500,000 to purchase property has risen by an average of 13 per cent nationwide during the past 12 months, according to leading mortgage broker Loan Market.
  • Brisbane offers more development opportunities
  • 07/27/2010 10:30 AM
  • Development opportunities seem to be more plentiful in Brisbane at the moment than in other capital cities, observes Ed Nixon of Trilogy Investment Property Funding.
  • $1.2 billion First Home Saver Accounts go untouched
  • 07/26/2010 11:36 AM
  • The Federal Government’s First Home Saver Accounts have reportedly gone almost untouched since they were announced in the 2008 Budget.
  • Regional cities in need of employment initiatives
  • 07/22/2010 04:54 PM
  • Employment-generating infrastructure and services in regional cities needs to be the Federal Government's primary focus in releasing pressure from the capital cities, according to a Cairns property spokesperson.
  • REIA puts forward proposal for comprehensive housing policy
  • 07/22/2010 04:37 PM
  • The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) wants support from politicians for a comprehensive housing policy.
  • Infrastructure given a boost in regional cities
  • 07/21/2010 03:22 PM
  • A $200 million Federal Government initiative to remove pressure from capital cities and encourage more affordable housing in regional areas has been promised if the Australian Labor Party is returned to power.
  • CGT exemption must remain on family homes
  • 07/21/2010 03:20 PM
  • All political parties must take the stance against a capital gains tax (CGT) being imposed on the family home, according to Real Estate Institute of Australia president David Airey.
  • Shot in the arm for Aussie property market
  • 07/21/2010 02:50 PM
  • An August Federal Election will be good timing for the Australian property market, according to a real estate company.