10 potential Perth hotspots for 2017

The building boom of 2012 to 2014 brought a huge amount of new housing stock onto the market at a time when Perth's population growth was slowing, and this led to downward pressure on property values and rents.

This downward pressure is underlined by the fact that Perth property owners now offer the biggest price discount of any state capital in Australia.

Average discounts by vendors
1. Perth -7.1 per cent
2. Hobart -5.7 per cent
3. Adelaide -5.7 per cent
4. Brisbane -4.9 per cent
5. Sydney -4.3 per cent
6. Melbourne -3.5 per cent

In Melbourne, where the median house price is $130,000 higher than Perth, the average discount by vendors is only 3.5 per cent, less than half that of Perth (7.1 per cent).

The affordability of the Perth property market, combined with ‘green shoots’ in the WA economy, is why the outlook for the Perth property market is positive for 2017.

With a median house price of just $510,000, professionals believe there is strong potential in the Perth market and we are now focusing on selective areas that have the most potential for capital growth in the city.

Overall, the number of properties listed for rent and for sale has started to stabilise in Perth and this is generally a forward indicator that the market has bottomed.

10 affordable Perth suburbs as potential hotspots for 2017

Two Rocks

Yanchep

Butler

Midland

Forrestfield

Armadale

South Lake

Bertram

Baldivis

Safety Bay