This post outlines the current state of play when it comes to the SEQ land market. This missive holds two charts plus a missive extra table at the end of the post. A quick summary SEQ land sales have dropped sharply over the last 12 months.  Yet land values continue to …

There is a lot of noise about the state of the SEQ housing market at present, with some claiming a pending boom, whilst others saying it is likely to remain tough. I am leaning towards the later. The aim of this missive is to help ground truth matters and provide …

A change is as good as a holiday.  Well that’s how the saying goes. But most Aussies don’t move as often as the real estate pages and property online portals suggest. Recent research by Roy Morgan found that two-fifths of us have not changed our home address in over a decade.  I …

Now that the summer holidays are over and most of us are back on the tools, it might be best to start the batting this year with an opinion piece. In turbulent circumstances it often pays dividends to set the appropriate tone upfront. The Australian housing market – as seen …

1. Politics.  I don’t want to wax lyrical here, just to say there is likely to be a May federal election. So, it will be a year of two halves, with stuff-all business wise happening until the election – and post the event and regardless of result – things economic should improve.  At …

One of Brisbane’s biggest assets is the Brisbane River.  It is also one of the region’s major challenges.  For mine – and it would appear to many others too – there isn’t enough river crossings in Brisbane. I touched on this issue as few months back when I questioned the lack of …

This post I have included seven charts outlining what’s missing when it comes to Brisbane’s housing market. For the record the latest data from CoreLogic suggest that Brisbane house values rose by just 0.3% over the last 12 months, with values rising 0.1% over the last three months.  So, no price acceleration at the …

There is a somewhat misguided debate going at present, suggesting that Australia’s houses are too big, especially when compared to other countries, and that is one of the main reasons why housing here is expensive. Putting aside the differences in how house sizes are actually measured across countries, the local …

Broad hectare refers to land parcels greater than 2,500m2 planned for residential development.  Also, broad hectare supply – either by area or dwelling yield – includes only the developable component of the land parcel.  Constraints to development, such as flooding and protected vegetation are removed. In short, the broad hectare …

Just over two-thirds of Australian households own a pet. Of these 38% are dog owners and 29% are cat owners. In addition to this, just over half of the people who don’t currently own a pet admit that they would like one. Australia has the highest rate of pet ownership in …