In Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide, the trend had already started to occur. This would be mostly the case in Melbourne, where the market had been strong, he said. 'In the next decade, we might see very little growth, and if investors keep buying and thinking 'I'm going to make a killing and then move on', they're going to find themselves a little disappointed,' he said. Mr Matusik said property prices would not crash, but there would be deflation in values over time. One in four investors sells within 12 months.ĭevelopers in Sydney are reporting strong demand for new residential projects following stamp duty concession by the NSW government this year. īut analyst Michael Matusik predicts investment properties will flood the market in the near term, leading prices to soften.Īn Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute report this month said 80 per cent of investors buy for long-term gain, but at least half sell within five years because of cashflow problems or disappointing capital growth. Ray White is reporting a 6 per cent lift in investor buying as shares weaken and with the end last year of the boosted first-home buyer's grant, The Australian reported. 'PROPERTY investors are targeting off-the-plan apartments hoping for short-term capital gain, with thousands of prospective pre-sale buyers eyeing Sydney projects. “This change in buyers, and the types of properties selling, has unfortunately given the false impression there has been robust property price growth when prices are now really where they were two years ago.”īrisbane’s continued population growth has underpinned the capital city’s performance over the past two years with its median house price increasing about 9 per cent to $530,000 for the year ending June 2010. This year, there has been a return to a more even distribution of first and non-first home buyers in the market so the medians have increased accordingly.

“Last year, the numbers of first-timers in the market was higher than usual, so correspondingly the median went down given they bought cheaper properties. “Over the past two years, Queensland’s median house prices have jumped up and down depending on the types of buyers in the market at the time,” REIQ managing director Dan Molloy said.

While sales activity is currently subdued compared to last year, the REIQ June quarter report found property prices in most areas of the state are now on par with what they were two years ago. Uneven economic data is also starting to worry consumers with many buyers currently happy to sit on the fence until a clearer economic picture emerges.” “Agents have been reporting quieter market conditions since about early April when the string of interest rate increases began to have a negative impact on the market. Most areas of the state recorded minimal median house price changes over the period.' However, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s (REIQ) June quarter median house report shows continued tough market conditions with the preliminary number of sales across the state down by about five per cent compared to the previous quarter.

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