APM predicts house prices to flatten

by admin on November 11, 2008

 

APM’s September quarter data showed median house prices fell in most capital cities, with Brisbane (5.2 per cent), Hobart (4.3 per cent) and Perth (3.4 per cent) recording the largest drops. Over the past 12 months median prices for houses in Perth, Sydney and Hobart contracted, while there was growth over the year in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Darwin.

Rapidly rising mortgage rates are now biting hard across all capital cities  All major capitals have experienced a softening of house values over the June  quarter  Nationally, house and unit values are expected to dip by 10% over the next 12  months Sydney has experienced a 2.1% decline in house values over the quarter which  is an annualised drop of 8.4% Expect Perth properties to deflate more rapidly. Expect declines of between 10 and 15% for house and units  over the next 12 month. Sydney has experienced the largest price drop in houses since June 2004 dropping by 2.1% Sydney apartment values have eased for the second consecutive quarter.

Australian Property Monitors