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How stamp duty is keeping houses off the market

Michael Bleby| Australian Financial Review| 1 October 2021 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/how-stamp-duty-is-keeping-houses-off-the-market-20210930-p58w9x Rising stamp duty costs have contributed to a drag on the amount of housing stock coming to the market over the past 13 years, new research shows. Stamp duty, a lucrative revenue source for states, is not the only reason for worse housing market liquidity, but […]

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Time for a crackdown on ‘liar loans’ to douse home price bonfire

Jessica Irvine| Sydney Morning Herald| 5 October 2021 https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/time-for-a-crackdown-on-liar-loans-to-douse-home-price-bonfire-20211004-p58x3g.html Since deciding to become a property investor, I’ve experienced a range of emotions, including both guilt and pride – don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t possible to feel two conflicting emotions at the same time. Both, however, have given way in recent weeks to the […]

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Australian housing values rising at the fastest annual pace since June 1989, but the monthly rate of growth continues to lose steam

Tim Lawless| Corelogic| 1 October 2021 https://www.corelogic.com.au/news/september-2021-home-value-index?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=20211005_propertypulse CoreLogic’s national home value index rose another 1.5% in September, taking Australian housing values 17.6% higher over the first nine months of the year and 20.3% higher over the past 12 months.  The annual growth rate is now tracking at the fastest pace since the year ending June […]

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APRA tightens home loan standards for new customers as risks grow

Clancy Yeates| Sydney Morning Herald| 6 October 2021 APRA forces banks to raise housing assessment rates to counter risks (smh.com.au) The banking regulator is acting to quell the growing financial risks of surging house prices, by forcing banks to be more conservative when assessing how much new customers can borrow. As cheap debt puts a […]

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Growth cycle tapering as housing becomes less affordable

Tim Lawless| Corelogic| 2 August 2021 https://www.corelogic.com.au/news/july-2021-home-value-index Australian housing values increased a further 1.6% in July, according to CoreLogic’s national home value index.  The latest rise takes housing values 14.1% higher over the first seven months of the year and 16.1% higher over the past twelve months.   CoreLogic’s research director, Tim Lawless, described the […]

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Housing market records fastest annual growth since 2004

Euana Black| The New Daily| 1 July 2021 https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/property/2021/07/01/australian-housing-fastest-growth-since-2004/ Sydney property prices increased by about $800 a day in June as the Australian housing market recorded its fastest annual growth since April 2004. Data released by CoreLogic on Thursday shows national property prices jumped by 1.9 per cent over the month on the back of […]

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