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Brisbane homeowners suffer greatest losses in Australia

RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Home Value Index, released 31st August 2011, show that the annual price movement for Brisbane was a drop of 6.6% for the 12 months to July 2011. This drop was the largest for all cities in Australia.… Read the rest

Property Prices UK and Australia 2011

Comparing house prices between the UK and Australia can be looked at in different ways. One way is the simple median price in each country, and convert at the current exchange rate. For the UK you could take figures for… Read the rest

First Home Buyers Mortgages June 2011

First Home Buyers Average Mortgage is $280,200 in June 2011. The number of property sales to first home buyers in the 12 months ended June 2011 has dropped considerably in both the total number, and in the proportion of first… Read the rest

$17,000 grant for a new home in Queensland

The Queensland budget, announced 14th June 2011 has stated that a $10,000 grant will be available for constructing, or buying, a new home up to the value of $600,000, if contracted between 1 August 2011 and 31 January 2012. This… Read the rest

Stamp Duty on Queensland Property

Stamp Duty when buying Queensland Property has for some time been calculated according to THREE options: A New Home buyer A Residential Home owner A Property Investor The new home owner received a duty free threshold, whereby they paid no… Read the rest

Mortgages in Australia

About two thirds of Australians own, or are buying, their own property.

From 1986 to 2006 the rate of Home Ownership has remained at 70%, however, the rate of Home Ownership without a Mortgage has dropped from 39% to 35%.… Read the rest

Buying a House in Australia

Buying a House in Australia How to buy a House in Australia Rules apply on who is allowed to purchase property, although any Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia can a buy a house in Australia without any restrictions.… Read the rest

Property Renting in Australia

Renting a Property in Australia

Some Property Renting Information

Most house rentals in Australia are Unfurnished. Council rates are included in the rent charged. Water usage is sometimes included, but sometimes charged extra. Not all Landlords will allow Pets. Some… Read the rest

Property Values

Australian Property Values Australian Capital City Residential Property Values July 2009 Median property values for each City in July 2009 are shown as: $537,396 Sydney $481,493 Perth $477,627 Canberra $466,903 Darwin $454,524 Melbourne $437,175 Brisbane $402,681 Adelaide Change from January… Read the rest

First Home Owners Grant FHOG in Australia

First Home Owners Grant for Home Buyers in Australia What is the First Home Owners Grant The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is a national scheme funded by the Australian states and territories and administered under their own legislation. It… Read the rest

Stamp Duty on Australian House Purchase 2008

Buying a House : Stamp Duty Stamp Duty or Transfer Duty Stamp Duty or Transfer Duty is normally payable when you buy a property in Australia. This is a STATE based tax/duty, and as such this may be different in… Read the rest

Property for Sale in Western Australia

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Rent as a Percentage of Income

Median Rent figures are easily available for Brisbane in Queensland, from the Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority. These figures were available for the 3 months ended Sept 2010. Weekly Rent Property Type New Rentals $365.00 Two bedroom flats/units 4,303 $380.00 3… Read the rest

RPData Property Values

Other than the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one of the most common sources for Australian Property values is RPData.com, who quote the following data source records, as at 1 July 2010: over 150.7 million Property Data Records over 35.2 million… Read the rest

First Home Buyers average Mortgages

The change in the average mortgage finance for Australian First home buyers is shown in the charts below. How does the average First Home Buyers Mortgage compare to the average wages over the years ? Most First Home Buyers these… Read the rest

Property Prices NSW April 2010

Some example Median property prices taken for the 12 months to April 2010, for four selected regions in the Sydney area. The first one is for one of the popular Western Sydney commuter locations, with trains taking about 1 hour… Read the rest

Sydney house prices worse than London

Newspaper reports today (30 May 2010) show the following: THE average house in Sydney is more expensive than the average home in London and New York, according to a comparison of real estate prices in the biggest cities around the… Read the rest

Australian and UK House Prices 2003 to 2009

Australian and UK House Prices

Newspaper reports on 29th May 2010 show Median house prices as follows: $651,000 Sydney $462,000 London $460,000 New York The following charts, using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the British Bankers Association,… Read the rest

Median Property Prices

A comparison of median property prices between the United Kingdom, and the extremes of Two Capital Cities of Australia. During the six years between 2003 and 2009 Darwin has had the greatest property value rises, whilst Sydney has had the… Read the rest

House Prices

A perspective on house price changes between 2003 and 2009. These two actual examples show a great similarity between the prices in these two areas. Australia This house in Sydney West was $380,000 in 2003, and was bank valued in… Read the rest