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Market sentiment: is it a good time to buy, sell, renovate & other property intentions

Hear NAB’s senior economists discuss the trends, data and patterns shaping Australia’s property sector.

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Housing values continued to rise last month, but conditions are diversifying as stock levels rise and affordability pressures mount.

Australian housing values rose 1.5% last month, a similar result to August and September. However, the trend shows the market is continuing to slowly lose momentum since moving through a peak monthly rate of growth in March 2021, when values were up 2.8%.

Australian housing values rose 17.6% higher over the first nine months of the year and 20.3% higher over the past 12 months. The annual growth rate is now tracking at the fastest pace since the year ending June 1989.

Despite many parts of the country remaining in some level of lockdown, the housing boom continued to roll on, with national home values rising another 1.5% last month.

Although the pace of housing growth has slowed, values continue to rise at a rate that is well above average across most areas of the country.

Housing market ended the financial year on a high note. Despite another month of strong gains, there are signs that some heat is coming out of the market

CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index up 2.2% in May - a stronger result compared with the 1.8% lift in April.

Housing values are still rising at a rapid pace, up 6.8% over the past three months to be 10.2% higher than the COVID low in September last year.

The national home value index recorded a 2.8% rise, the fastest rate of appreciation since October 1988.

Real estate businesses were justifiably anxious in early 2020. A year later they have good cause to celebrate. So how did we get here and can it last?

Momentum continued to build across Australian housing markets last month, as values rise at the fastest rate in seventeen years.

Housing values continued to rise through the first month of 2021

Australia's housing market continued to recover, with dwelling values up 0.8% over the month.

Office demand hit by increased work from home.

Regional housing markets continued to outperform the capital cities in October.

Consumer confidence increased, new listings rose, and six of the eight capital cities recorded a rise in home values over the month.

Australian home values moved through a fourth month of COVID-induced falls.

Record low interest rates, government support and loan repayment holidays for distressed borrowers have helped to insulate the housing market from a more significant downturn.

Despite values being down in June, estimates of market activity showed a further improvement from the April low.

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Despite the loss of momentum in housing value growth, buyer numbers have shown a solid rise in May.

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Market activity dropped sharply from the second half of March and through April.

Brett Moore, Customer Executive Professional Services leads a discussion with NAB experts Alan Oster, NAB Group Chief Economist, Dean Pearson, Head of Economics Research and Mark Browning, NAB's Head of Residential Valuations in sharing their view on the varying impacts COVID-19 has had on the Real Estate industry.

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Hosted by NAB’s Customer Executive for Commercial Real Estate, Lucia La Bella, the webinar includes NAB’s Chief Economist’s view on the impacts now and in the foreseeable future; as well as analysis of the particular challenges facing the commercial property sector and NAB’s support packages.

March was the lowest monthly gain in national housing values and likely sets the tone for housing conditions over the coming months.

Housing values surged by 1.1% with 5 capital cities reaching new record-highs last month.

Housing market update shows the rebound in Australian housing values has continued into 2020.

The housing market recovery has continued to gather some pace through with our national index up 1.7% last month.

Latest report shows a 1.2% rise in national dwelling values, delivering the fourth straight month of rising values. 

Housing market made further progress towards a recovery in September, recording the third consecutive month of gains.

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Recovery in housing values accelerated in August.

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