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The latest property insights from the Domain Research House
Melbourne auction report card: October 2020
Melbourne auction market rebounded in October as in-person auctions resumed.
Vacancy rate surges to 4.6 per cent in Melbourne as real estate restrictions ease
Vacancy rates across the capitals largely declined in October, except in Hobart and Melbourne. Melbourne’s vacancy rate continues to accelerate to record highs.
The COVID-19 recession will deny many young people the Great Australian Dream
Getting that first leg up onto the property ladder was already tough but the effects of the COVID-19 crisis are going to put home ownership even farther out of reach for an entire generation.
Nine charts that show how Covid-19 has affected property markets around the world
As restrictions slowly ease and we navigate a new-normal post-pandemic, how have our property markets reacted across the globe?
Rental vacancies continue to soar in Melbourne
Vacant rental listings continue to rise in Melbourne, while all other capitals maintain their downward trend from the April peak.
Domain First-Home Buyer Report 2020
Buying conditions have improved, and first-home buyers appear to be taking advantage of low interest rates, retreating investor activity, reduced foreign buyer interest, the extension of the federal government’s first home loan deposit scheme and other state-based incentives.
Domain Buyer Demand Indicator
COVID-19-related lockdowns sent buyer demand into a state of hiatus, but activity from people likely to buy has rebounded in all capital cities apart from Melbourne.
Housing affordability will improve if wages continue to outperform house prices
Domain analysis comparing the difference between house price growth and wage growth reveals most capital cities, except Canberra and Hobart, have seen wage growth outstrip house price growth over the pandemic-affected June 2020 quarter.
Melbourne auction report card: August 2020
August clearance rates nudge higher from July but remain lower than last year
Sydney auction report card: August 2020
Sydney’s auction clearance rate held steady over August despite buyer appetite being significantly tested by a lift in homes auctioned.