Australia

Property prices dropping Down Under

Property prices in Australia have fallen again, with the average price of a home slipping by 2.4% during September, according to reports.

11 October 2011

Western Australia keen to encourage migrating Brits

Western Australia is keen to encourage skilled Brits to the country as a labour deficit threatens to affect the area's infrastructure.

5 September 2011

Melbourne is the world's most 'liveable city'

Melbourne is the world's most liveable city according to a new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

30 August 2011

Australian new builds are the largest in the world

If size really does matter on your property hunt then you may be interested in a home down under. New build properties in Australia are the largest in the world according to reports from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

29 August 2011

Australian property prices fall for the sixth consecutive month

Australian property prices have fallen for the sixth consecutive month according to reports from Propertywire.

11 August 2011

Australian property prices fall again

Australian property prices dropped further in May, led by the luxury segment of the market, as a blend of weaker equity markets, a fear of greater borrowing costs and major floods in Queensland earlier this year all take their toll on the market.

5 July 2011

Melbourne offers room for growth

A growing number of international developers are seeking permission to build property in Melbourne, Australia's second most populous city, due to a severe housing shortage.

28 June 2011

One in three Brits would work and live abroad

New consumer research amongst UK employees by Currencies.co.uk shows that almost 31 per cent of working Brits would consider leaving the leaving the UK to work abroad in the next five years in pursuit of improved career prospects - a move which would surely fuel greater demand for homes abroad.

23 June 2011

Good Australia property deals available as sales slow

Australia property auction clearance rates have plummeted across many parts of the country in recent weeks, particularly in Melbourne and Sydney, as a high volume of homes are listed for sale at auctions up and down the country.

14 June 2011

First-home Australia property buyer stimulus was a mistake, says banker

Australia property prices were inflated by the Government's First-home buyer stimulus, which should prevent any significant price growth in the short to medium term, despite the general shortage of housing in the country, according to a leading banker in the country.

6 June 2011

Australia property prices continue to fall

Capital city property prices in Australia continued to fall in April as high interest rates and floods early in the year in Queensland continue to have a negative impact on demand, with the top end of the market the poorest performer, according to the latest RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Home Value Index.

1 June 2011

Good buy-to-let opportunities in Australia

The recent halt in Australia property price growth does not mean that there are not plenty of property investment opportunities in the country, particularly in the buy-to-let sector.

26 May 2011