Saturday 25 April 2015

Auction clearance rates in Melbourne at record highs in 2015

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Auction clearance rates in Melbourne reach record highs in April 2015

Melbourne’s Auction clearance rate jumped a massive 8% to 86% for the week of 18-25 April 2015 according to Australian Property Monitors (APM) data. This rate is the highest seen across all of Australia’s capital cities in 2015, above Sydney’s previous peak of 85%.

What caused the record high auction clearance rate in Melbourne?

The Auction clearance rate has previously been high (78% in the previous week) and increasing. However, because Saturday the 25 April 2015 was ANZAC day very few properties were listed for Auction as fewer bidders were also expected on this day. It is clear that there is high demand for property in Melbourne though we will need to wait until the end of next week to see the auction clearance rate under normal conditions.
High auction clearance rates are a good indication of price growth in the market as more vendors’ (sellers) price expectations (and the reserve prices) are met resulting in a greater proportion of sales. Though not a major factor, rising rents in Melbourne may also be contributing to increased interest in the Melbourne market as higher rental yields make paying an investment property loan easier and make renting less attractive.

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Chinese property investors predicted to invest billions more in Australian real estate 2015

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Chinese buyers are forecast to invest $ billions in Australian property 2015

A report by global investment bank Credit Suisse predicts that Chinese nationals will continue to invest in Australian real estate. It is estimated that Chinese investment in Australia property will be approx AUD$44 billion over the next seven (7) years.
When forecasting expected Chinese residential property investment, the analysis combined information from the Foreign Investment Review Board, Department of Immigration and Bureau of Statistics . The bank’s conservative estimate is that Chinese will invest $5 billion per annum into the future.
The Credit Suisse analysis estimated that newly arrived Australian immigrants and foreign Chinese investors have already spent about $24 billion on Australian property over the past seven years. Foreigners (including Foreign Chinese) are required to purchase new properties, taking this into account the report estimates that about 12% of all new properties in Australia are purchased by foreign Chinese buyers.

Where are Chinese property investors buying property?

The  report suggests that the majority of Chinese property buying is occurring in Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. Within Sydney and Melbourne certain suburbs are Chinese buyer hotspots such as in and around Glen Waverley in Melbourne. It is estimated that 18 per cent of all new properties in Sydney and 14 per cent in Melbourne are being purchased by foreign Chinese nationals. The amount of new property bought by foreign Chinese in other Australian cities was estimated at a much lower level (7%).

Is Chinese investors buying in Australia good for other Australian property investors and homeowners

The continued demand from Chinese property investors for Australian property is good news for homeowners, property investors and property developers as demand for Australian property, particularly new property is set to remain strong and result in sustained capital gains. However, on the contrary, this may be bad news for those yet to enter the Australian property market as prices are likely to rise quicker than many can save for a deposit.
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Renting gets more expensive in Melbourne in 2015

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Rent prices are on the increase in Melbourne, Victoria in 2015

With rent prices increasing in Melbourne, the rental market has never been tougher for tenants. Melbourne’s rent prices have reached an all-time high in 2015.
According to the Domain Group’s recently released rental report, the median asking rent for houses in Melbourne, Victoria increased to $390 per week, an increase of 2.5 per cent over the March quarter. The report also found that unit rents increased to $365 per week, an increase of 1.4 per cent over the March quarter. These increases are thought to be as a result of strong population growth in Melbourne that has not only been pushing up rent prices but also pushing up real estate prices. The rental increases come despite Melbourne having a unit vacancy rate of 2.8 per cent and a house vacancy rate of 1.9 per cent.
Melbourne is not the only Australian city to be experiencing increasing rent prices in 2015. Sydney is also seeing rents get more expensive, on the back of property capital gains.  The median rent in the Sydney in the 2015 March quarter for houses was $520 a week and for units $500 a week.
These increases in rental prices may result in further interest by renter and investors alike in purchasing property in Melbourne, which is already showing good property capital growth.
There is concern for first home buyers due to the increased rents reducing disposable income and making it more difficult to to save a deposit for the purchase of their first home. This comes on top of what is already a difficult market to enter due to higher and rising property prices. It is also expected that the rental price increase will lead to higher demand for low deposit home loans and family assisted first home buying (such as guarantor home loans). However, rental price increases are good news for property investors in Melbourne as increases to rents also help to cover the interest payments on investment properties.
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