Typically spring is where the real estate market really heats up, and experts are predicting that Perth's market will have its best sale season in years.
Western Australia's mining boom has seen property vacancies drop to the second lowest in the country according to SQM Research for RP Data. This means that a seller's market is in play with house prices only down a fraction or 0.5 per cent. It is thought that a combination of a high demand atmosphere with moderately-priced housing is helping to create a strong market.
So what are people looking for when choosing a home? One real estate agent told the Sydney Morning Herald that nowadays, people are cost of living-conscious and are looking for low maintenance costs coupled with easy access to public transport.
It's a welcome change from last year when sales across all capital cities dropped three per cent and house prices fell.
But the high demand is not cause for concern with Ray White WA chief executive Mark Whiteman telling Fairfax Media that there isn't a cause for alarm.
"We're listing at least as many properties as we're selling," he said.
With spring here, and with property prices rising in Perth for the first six months of this year, it's expected that momentum will continue into the more bumper season.
