The NSW Government has just released 5-year housing completion targets to help address the chronic shortage of housing we are facing.   The goal is to build 377,000 new homes by increasing density in existing suburbs.   The governments plan is to do so by incentivising local councils or LGA’s ...

  This week saw the release of two well respected property research pieces – the 2024 Boom and Bust Report from SQM Research and the 2024 Knight Frank Horizon Report.   Louis Christopher, the managing director of SQM research has a base scenario for property prices in Sydney to move ...

Over the past few years I’ve observed that my clients are increasingly getting a much bigger leg up from the ‘bank of mum and dad’. Not just first home buyers but older families upsizing into bigger homes too.   Bob Guth from Bradfield Badger Fox has summarises the state of ...

  Here’s a table I’ve put together which compares property values for houses and units between December 2021 and December 2022 for Sydney Local Government Areas. (Source: HTAG.com.au)   You can see that prices were still higher in Dec 2022 than they were a year ago across a number of ...

What are the best suburbs in Sydney for families? Australia is home to over 600 suburbs, each with its own unique settings, history and things to do. Some suburbs are ideal for older residents and others are geared towards college students.   However, there are plenty of places to take ...

Perhaps more time is spent in this country talking about, and speculating on what the future holds for the property market than on any other single topic.