Economic Updates

The city's growth is proof of this - data from the most recent census shows that over 2015 and 2016 its population increased by over 100,000, or 2.4 per cent.

It’s now famous in Ray White - a new blistering record of $4.7 billion in unconditional sales highlighted the remarkable strength of the Australiasian property markets that recovered so strongly after the GFC of the late 2000s.

Brisbane's economy is on the up and up, expected to grow by more than 50 per cent over the next 15 years. It's the engine room of Queensland, a city that's forecasted for great things.

Rarely has there been such conjecture in public commentary about the prospects for the real estate market in 2017.

After a record-breaking 2016 in so many of our markets, we keenly anticipated our January figures to see if our momentum would continue into 2017. So our result of $2.3 billion was well received, nicely up on our January 2016 result.

The capital city's median prices continued to climb, demand remained at a high nationwide, the Official Cash Rate (OCR) dropped to record lows and the construction boom continued in full swing.

Auckland's house prices cracked the $1 million mark, supply struggled to meet demand and prices in most major cities increased - to mention just a few of the major developments.

Melbourne's economy is one of the powerhouses behind Australia's growth.

This strong demand resulted in excellent competition at auctions with vendors invariably delighted that they had agreed to a formal marketing campaign for their property.

An ASX long term investment report has revealed that property was the best performing asset class in Australia for the entire decade prior to 2016 (returning 8 per cent per year on average).

Until recent years, Perth has been a city firmly in the grip of a mining boom.

History shows that, whilst never being as good as a November or March, it is one of the genuine robust months in our calendar.