15/10/2024
Australia’s Real Estate Value Surpasses $11 Trillion Despite Cooling Growth
✅Australia's residential real estate market has reached a new milestone, with the total value of properties climbing to $11 trillion for the first time 🏡, increasing by $900 billion in the past year 📈.
✅Despite the overall growth, national home values rose by just 1.0% in the September quarter 🗓️, the slowest quarterly rise since March 2023 ⏳, indicating a cooling market 🧊.
✅Perth values reached a new record high with the highest annual growth of 24.1% 🚀, driven by sustained demand and limited supply 🏘️📉. Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide also saw record high dwelling values 🏠.
✅Melbourne and Hobart experienced quarterly and annual declines in dwelling values, with values being -5.1% and -12.5% 📉 below their record highs recorded in March 2022.
✅Investors represent a significant proportion of buyer demand, making up 38.6% of new loan commitments 🏦, with high investor activity likely due to perceived opportunities for capital gains 📊 and tighter rental market conditions driving potential yield growth 📈.