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  • Start 2025 on a high

    The Ray White Group has just kicked off a 10 week accountability program, the Prospecting Boot Camp, to provide a framework for high performance over the seasonally slower summer months.

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  • House prices will continue to moderate until interest rates are cut

    Nerida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist The Australian housing market is showing clear signs of moderation as 2024 draws to a close, with the national house price median reaching $898,745, up 7.7 per cent annually but with monthly gains easing to 0.4 per cent. This deceleration in price growth reflects … Read more

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  • It’s a different sort of downturn

    Nerida Conisbee, Ray White Chief Economist House price growth is definitely slowing. However, conditions in the final quarter of 2024 are continuing to show a two speed housing market. And like any change in market conditions, at a city level, they have very different drivers. There are two distinct markets … Read more

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  • Generation shift

    Nerida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist What leads to some suburbs being more popular with younger buyers than others? Suburbs have a pretty standard timeline. New homes are built, young families move in, those families age. Then the next generation moves in. But not all established areas experience the … Read more

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  • Flight to affordability as mortgage fatigue sets in

    Nerida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist The Australian housing market is experiencing a notable shift, with affordability driving unexpected trends across different property types. Affordable house price growth is now outpacing the luxury market. While the opposite is now occurring for apartments. The traditional outperformance of luxury homes in … Read more

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  • Australia’s Carrie Bradshaw Index

    The Economist, a weekly magazine, recently undertook an analysis of where it was possible for a single person to affordably rent alone. The analysis was referred to as the Carrie Bradshaw Index, named after the fictional character in “Sex in the City” where Carrie lives alone in New York, presumably … Read more

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  • Ray White House Price Report

    erida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist Cheaper properties saw the strongest price growth over the past 12 months with houses in the lowest percentile increasing by 12.2 per cent. In comparison, our most expensive homes have seen a price slowdown, perhaps now reflecting the prolonged impact of higher interest … Read more

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  • With a rate cut imminent, what would be the impact on house prices?

    Nerida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist With inflation now edging towards three per cent and markets are now pricing in potentially four rate cuts next year, it is possible that we will see a rate cut before the end of the year. With Australian house prices remaining highly divergent between … Read more

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  • House or Apartment: Which 2014 purchase would have paid off better today?

    Nerida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist The perennial debate between choosing a house or an apartment continues to challenge home buyers, each option presenting its own set of trade-offs. Houses typically offer more space and privacy, but often at the cost of a less central location. Apartments, while generally … Read more

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  • Housing Squeeze

    Nerida Conisbee Ray White Group Chief Economist Housing squeeze. Despite widespread belief Baby Boomers are primarily responsible for Australia’s housing market woes, the reality is far more complex. Many young Australians point to this generation’s property wealth as a key factor driving up house prices and reducing affordability. However, a … Read more

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