Feb 5, 2018
2018 is going to be a very
different year in property, so today we are going to discuss what
is happening in each state around Australia and what you can expect
to happen in our property markets.
2017 started with a bang and
ended in a whimper.
In the middle, foreign
investment slowed down, we embraced stamp duty, and hiked land
taxes. Other disincentives were given to foreign investors and APRA
slowed down lending.
Over the last property values
rose 5.5 percent across all the combined capital cities.
As always, the property markets
were fragmented. Only Melbourne and Hobart record value growth over
10%. Perth and Darwin’s property values decreased.
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Today’s discussion includes:
An update on the
following:
Sydney Property Market with Ahmad
Imam
- There
is still good upside for investment grade properties
- The
market sentiment is subdued and investors are holding
- Invest for long term capital growth and
consider borderless investing
- Prices in Sydney should rise this year, but not
as much as the previous 12 months
- You
can’t expect the same level of growth that we had over the last 4
or 5 years
- There
will not be growth in secondary locations. This is a time to focus
proven stable locations.
- People are looking at better class assets – a
flight o quality.
- There
is much less competition for the A grade assets because people are
holding.
- Select the right location in the middle rings
of Sydney and then find the right property there.
Melbourne Property Market with Kate
Forbes
- The
fundamentals haven't changed – we’ll have another good year in
property.
- Last
year we had 144,400 new residents.
- There
are not a lot of vacancies – vacancy rates are around
1.8%
- The
Melbourne property market grew by 10.1% last year
- Finance availability is cramping the number of
people that can get into the market.
- Foreign investors have slowed because of
finance challenges and new taxes.
- The
introduction of a “Window Tax” for properties that have been vacant
for six months.
- Will
this lead to owners putting them on the market.
- Invest for the long term especially in the
inner to middle ring affluent suburbs that are built out and have a
reasonable supply cap.
- Growth corridors did well last year. As the
markets are slowing these buyers will have more
difficulty.
- As
things slow down there is a flight to quality.
Brisbane Property Market with Brett
Warren
- Brisbane property had an overall growth of
2.45% last year, pulled down a bit by the apartment
market.
- But
there was solid growth of some housed - even 10 and 15%
growth in superior locations
- You
need to buy the right property in the right location to outperform
the markets.
- Jobs
and employment bring certainty and higher demand for
housing.
- The
Gold Coast may be a good market in the short term, but it is
volatile and influenced by tourism.
- There
is not enough job opportunity for long term growth on the Gold
Coast. 60% of jobs in Queensland are around Brisbane.
- The
demand for property will be where the jobs will be.
- Brisbane doesn’t have urban sprawl and job
opportunities in the outer suburbs.
- Buy
in superior locations where all the boxes are ticked and demand is
fairly high.
Other Major Capital Cities of Australia
- Adelaide
is still speculative. There weren’t
a lot of growth drivers like jobs.
- Perth hasn’t bottomed yet. Sales volumes are down,
but people are still waiting to see if it hits rock bottom.
Significant oversupply of apartments in Perth.
- Hobart is still Australia’s most affordable capital
city. The market is very small. This years hot spot can be next
year’s not spot.
- Darwin is still suffering from the effects of the end
of the mining boom.
- Cenberra is a two tiered market. Detached homes
rose, but apartments are holding back. The population should grow
6% by 2020. It may not be a good place to invest because of the
large land tax.
- There
are some regional markets which are also growing well.
The Property Markets of 2018
- The
market needed to calm down. The growth wasn’t
sustainable.
- There
won’t be a bubble or crash in 2018.
- There
should be more of a soft landing.
- Hobart should be the hottest market encouraged by
speculators – so it’s one to avoid.
- Melbourne
should be the second best
performing market.
- Canberra will also be a steady performer. Avoid
the apartment market.
- Well
located homes in Brisbane should do well.
- Adelaide should underperform the other
cities.
- Perth
is near its bottom.
- Darwin property values will continue to
drop.
Links and resources:
Quotes:
“2017 was also the year when
first time home buyers came back. There were more than 94,000 first
time homes bought across Australia.” Michael Yardney
“There was also a significant
oversupply of apartments in the capital cities in 2017.” Michael
Yardney
“2017 was also the year that
headlines in Sydney changed from boom to flat lining and doom and
gloom.” Michael Yardney
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