Investors bracing for further value drops

Just 4.7 per cent held the same view in February 2020.

Calling it “an astounding turnaround”, the director of Switzer Financial Group’s Peter Switzer commented that “in February, 5 per cent of Aussies thought house prices would fall and 66 per cent expected prices to rise – but in three months, more than one in two think prices will fall!”

Now, less than one in 10 Australian investors – just 9.2 per cent – expect property prices to increase over the next year.

As a result, property is no longer one of the top investment options for Australians.

Switzer also revealed that just 10.5 per cent of respondents surveyed would invest in property right now, compared to 62.7 per cent who would invest in shares.

And despite their record-low yields, term deposits are even being considered a more enticing option than property, with 10.1 per cent still considering the investment choice.