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Housing ratios – State by State

On Sunday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released residential property price statistics for most developed countries around the world – (‘Australians struggle with world’s second largest housing bubble’). The data confirms Australia has the second most overvalued residential property market in the world, second only to Norway. The data,

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Record low interest rates fuels Sydney Property Bubble

Record low interest rates have put a rocket under the Sydney property market, propelling yearly growth to an unsustainable double-digit 11.4 per cent according to official figures released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The size of the Sydney market has helped prop up the rest of Australia, with

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Lower than emergency lows

Treasurer Wayne Swan says it is “utterly irresponsible” to call today’s 25 basis point cut to the official cash rate as a cut to “emergency” levels. He is referring to the emergency low 3.00 per cent the cash rate reached after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and at the height

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Bottom of the housing market, or top?

Emergency low interest rates are starting to kindle a fire under Australia’s lethargic housing market prompting vested interests’ to warn we are at the bottom of the housing cycle and on the cusp of a new housing boom, encouraging punters to get in early. Official data from the Australian Bureau

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House price decline hibernates for winter

If the Australian men’s swimming team can teach you anything at this Olympics, it’s not to be cocky. This turns out to be sound advice considering I was almost certain the Australia Bureau of Statistic’s house price index for Australia’s eight capital cities would have notched up six consecutive quarterly

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One down, ten to fifteen to go . . .

The latest installment of the official House Price Index from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was released today showing Australian house prices continued to fall in the December 2011 quarter. The weighted average of the eight capital cities fell 1.0 percent in December, ending a year where house prices

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Australian housing correction accelerates into 9th month

The September update to Australia’s official house price index was released today showing house prices continue to fall in Australia. The weighted average of the eight capital cities fell 1.2 percent in the last quarter according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The ABS also revised down the June quarter

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Real House Price Index Update

Last week, figures from the Reserve Bank of Australia showed home loan credit growth was at its lowest level ever recorded, with RBA records dating back to the 1970’s. On Tuesday the ABS released the latest quarterly update to 6416.0, House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities, Jun 2011. With extremely

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Down, Down, Prices are Down . .

Figures released today from the ABS show house prices in Australia has fallen a larger than expected 1.68 percent in the March quarter, recording the biggest fall since the global financial crisis. Economists had only expected a 0.5 percent fall. Both Melbourne and Brisbane lead the change in fortune recording

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Australia’s housing asset boom slams on the brakes

According to official housing data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia’s Housing Market has slammed on the brakes with five of eight states going into reverse gear. The weighted average of eight capital cities barely kept its head above water, rising only 0.1% for the September 2010

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Australian house prices surge out of control

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released their quarterly update to its House Price Index today, showing Australian houses surged an unsustainable 20.0 percent across the eight capital cities in the year to March. This was the largest yearly increase since this index was first created. Melbourne lead the race

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House prices surge to new highs

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the prices for houses in Australia has surged in the December quarter. The weighted average for the eight capital cities increased 5.2% for the quarter, bringing the annual gain to 13.6%, once again outstripping wage growth and inflation. » 6416.0 –

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Australian house prices fall 1.8% : ABS

The Official House Price Index released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today show Australian house prices have fallen 1.8% for the September quarter 2008. The biggest fall was experienced in the Brisbane, with prices heading south by 3.3%. Canberra was just behind at -2.5%, followed by Melbourne -1.9, Sydney