Market Summary
July 09 –December 09
Well, we moved through the Global Economic Crisis counting our blessings and relatively unscathed in-fact our market went from strength to strength in the second half of last year. We were obviously well stimulated with the record low interest rates and the increased first home owners grant (FHOG) and that assisted us in setting several new records in terms of prices achieved for apartments throughout the inner city areas as first home buyers clambered to secure the increased incentives before they were cut back in October and again in December.
The lower to mid market was strongest in the second half of the year however we did see a huge return of confidence to the upper end of the market as interest rates started to rise again bringing with it a feeling that we were over the worst of the financial crisis.
Market Forecast – The year ahead 2010
We expected to see possible leveling of the market as the increased first home owners incentives ceased and as interest rate speculation caused nerves in the market. However this has not been the case. The market has started much stronger than we’d anticipated, we’ve again had several record setting prices achieved and our company reported a record month overall. We have seen a change in the demographic of the buyer which was expected. There has been a definite return to the market by investors, they’d been pushed out of the market by the frenzy of first home buyers but are now back in the market on a more level playing field. We now expect we’ll see an upward swing of figures for the first half 2010.
Sales Results: July 09 – December 09*
302/238 Flinders Lane Oct 09 78 sq m $561,000 305A/238 Flinders Lane Feb 09 43 sq m $270,000 Rental Results: July 09 – December 09* 211/238 Flinders Lane Jun 09 1 Bed 1 Bath $425 pw 105A/238 Flinders Lane Jun 09 1 Bed 1 Bath $350 pw 108/238 Flinders Lane May 09 1 Bed 1 Bath $400 pw ?/238 Flinders Lane March 09 2 Bed 1 Bath $400 pw ?/238 Flinders Lane March 09 2 Bed 1 Bath $630 pw ?/238 Flinders Lane Feb 09 1 Bed 1 Bath $350 pw 109/238 Flinders Lane Feb 09 1 Bed 1 Bath $370 pw 406A/238 Flinders Lane Jan 09 1 Bed 1 Bath $320 pw 4C/237 Flinders Lane Dec 08 1 Bed 1 Bath $430 pw 108/238 Flinders Lane Oct 08 1 Bed 1 Bath $400 pw ?/238 Flinders Lane Aug 08 2 Bed 1 Bath $600 pw*Harcourts City Residential has gathered this information to provide an interesting document for apartment owners and prospective purchasers. Harcourts City Residential may not have affected any or all of the transactions noted; rather we’ve gathered as much market information as possible on ALL transactions to be as conclusive as possible.
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