REAL ESTATE – AUSTRALIA – RESIDENTIAL

Living in a $5m house, Hockey’s ‘affordable’ claim jars

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Su-Lin Tan, Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 10-Jun-15

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has been criticised for saying that people who want to buy their first home should start by getting a highly-paid job. He has also dismissed claims that residential property in Sydney has become unaffordable, arguing that if this were true people would not be buying homes. Australian Council of Social Service CEO Cassandra Goldie and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are among those who have criticised Hockey.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Profit from ageing and property booms

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Original article by Rose Powell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 28 : 9-Jun-15

Gateway Lifestyle is scheduled to debut on the Australian sharemarket on 11 June 2015, following a $A381m IPO. The group specialises in developing housing estates that feature manufactured homes, with retirees as its primary target market. Residents buy their home outright but rent the land on which the property sits.

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GATEWAY LIFESTYLE – ASX GTY, MACQUARIE CAPITAL PTY LTD, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, TASMAN LIFESTYLE

Bubble call splits politics

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Original article by Sally Patten, Phillip Coorey, Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 3-Jun-15

Prime Minister Tony Abbott does not believe that Australia is experiencing a housing bubble, and has claimed that the Opposition wants house prices to fall. Meanwhile, financial system inquiry chairman David Murray has warned of the economic impact of a residential property market correction in Melbourne and Sydney. He expects the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to pursue additional measures aimed at reining in lending to property investors.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

You call that a house price boom?

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Original article by Robert Harley
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 29-May-15

Data from Corelogic shows that there has been a 38.8 per cent increase in Sydney house prices since May 2012. However, the firm notes that residential property values in the harbour city rose by 60.2 per cent during the property boom of 2001 to 2004. Likewise, house prices in Melbourne have risen by 23.6 per cent during the current boom, well shy of the 58 per cent growth between 2001 and 2004.

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CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

2015 property purchase intention: Melbourne overtakes Sydney – but is a new boom town looming?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-May-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 6.8 per cent of Australians aged +14 intend to buy or build a residential property in the next year. The survey, which was carried out in the year to March 2015, also shows that 9.8 per cent of Perth residents intend to buy or build a new or established house or apartment in the next year, ahead of Melburnians (9.3 per cent) and Sydneysiders (7.8 per cent). Just 3.5 per cent of Hobart residents intend to buy or build in the next 12 months.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Mirvac cranks up its residential output as demand surges

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Original article by Nick Lenaghan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 33 : 21-May-15

Australian-listed property developer Mirvac Group is enjoying strong demand for homes in its master-planned residential housing estates. CEO Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz notes that sales have been particularly good in Melbourne and Sydney, with some $A250m worth of sales in Melbourne so far in 2015. She says Mirvac has been increasing the rate at which it releases housing lots in response to the strong demand.

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MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR

ASIC warns on property bubble

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Original article by Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 18-May-15

Australian Securities & Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft has raised concern about the growth in residential property prices in Melbourne and Sydney. He notes that the long-term average income to average household income is now at a record high, and he warns that interest rates will eventually rise. Medcraft is particularly concerned about self-managed superannuation funds investing in residential property, as a house is often their only asset.

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AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY, FIRSTMAC LIMITED, RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, THE CASH STORE PTY LTD, NIMBLE PTY LTD, COUNCIL OF FINANCIAL REGULATORS

Holiday plans hold back clearance rate

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 38 : 7-Apr-15

Sydney’s residential property market recorded an auction clearance rate of 67.9 per cent on the weekend of 4-5 April 2015. The Easter long weekend meant just 34 home went under the hammer, with 19 being sold. Just 13 homes in Melbourne were auctioned on the weekend, and seven were sold. Meanwhile, there was 13.9 per cent growth in residential property prices in Sydney during the year to March, while prices in Melbourne rose by 5.9 per cent

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AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY MONITORS PTY LTD, BRESIC WHITNEY ESTATE AGENTS PTY LTD, McGRATH REAL ESTATE PTY LTD, HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Private auctions – oh, so homely

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 2-Apr-15

Opinion is divided regarding the merits of selling a residential property via a private auction. Buyers’ advocate David Morrell notes that private auctions can distort the property market due to the lack of data on the results of such auctions. Abercrombys Real Estate’s Rob Vickers-Willis says private auctions allow vendors to avoid having people turn up just to have a look at the property

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ABERCROMBYS REAL ESTATE PTY LTD, JLW PTY LTD, CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RP DATA LIMITED

FIRB may scare off Asian buyers, warns Maddocks

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Original article by Rebecca Thistleton
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 41 : 31-Mar-15

Law firm Maddocks claims that the proposed restrictions on foreign investment in Australian residential property have had a negative impact on demand in the sector. The Foreign Investment Review Board recommended the introduction of new fees and stricter rules for foreign investors. Maddocks partner Nick Holuigue has warned that foreign investors could choose to invest elsewhere if the Government implements the new rules

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MADDOCKS, ASPAIL GROUP, HIAP HOE LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD