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State of Markets – WA December 2011

01 DEC 2011 • By Phillip Tarrant • 3 min read • Hotspots

Essential information, plus expert insight on what is shaping the national property market...

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Essential information, plus expert insight on what is shaping the national property market...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Fast Figures

  • $495,000 – median house price, Broome
  • $470,000 – median house price, Perth

Rents on the rise in Perth
Investors seeking a property with strong rental yields should turn their attention to Perth.

Renters have flooded the Perth market, sending available stock plummeting by 20 per cent in the third quarter of this year, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) said.

“With house sales in Perth rising by just one per cent for the September quarter and sales of units, apartments, villas and townhouses falling by seven per cent, households are looking to rent rather than buy in these uncertain times,” said REIWA President David Airey.

The preliminary vacancy rate fell from 3.4 per cent in the June quarter to 2.8 per cent at the end of the September quarter.

“Accompanying this tightening of the vacancy rate has been a $15 per week, or four per cent lift in the overall median rent for Perth during the September quarter,” Mr Airey said.

Interestingly, the rent increase was not uniform across the metropolitan area, although this could be attributed to the mix of property being leased, Mr Airey said.

Prices tipped to soar in the capital
Not to be outdone by Sydney, Perth’s residential property prices are tipped to soar, with hungry investors looking to cash in.

According to lender’s mortgage insurance provider QBE LMI, Perth is expected to see prices grow by 19 per cent.

“Price growth [in Australia] is forecast to be strongest over the next three years in Perth and Sydney,” QBE LMI chief executive Ian Graham said.

“The substantial level of investment in mining and resource capacity in Western Australia will drive solid income and population growth, creating robust demand for housing in Perth.”

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Brisbane and Darwin are also expected to record strong growth in the three years to June 2014, with economists predicting 16 and 17 per cent growth respectively.

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Phillip Tarrant

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Phillip Tarrant is one of Australia’s leading property commentators, with more than a decade at the forefront of conversations shaping the nation’s property investment market.

As the long-time host of the Smart Property Investment Show and a regular commentator across property, finance and business, Phillip has interviewed thousands of investors, economists, advisers, brokers, agents and industry leaders, giving him a unique perspective on the trends, policies and market forces influencing Australian property.

Beyond property commentary in the media, Phillip is an active property investor himself, with first-hand experience building and managing a diversified property portfolio across multiple markets and cycles. His insights combines this practical investor perspective with deep exposure to the broader property and financial services ecosystem.

Phillip is also CEO and co-founder of Managed, an Australian property payments and technology platform transforming the way property managers, landlords and tenants manage rental payments and property transactions.

Through his writing, podcasts and industry engagements, Phillip focuses on cutting through market noise, challenging conventional thinking and helping investors make more informed, strategic decisions. His commentary regularly explores property markets, lending, taxation, regulation, investment strategy and the changing dynamics of Australia’s housing sector.

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