Tassie Real Estate on Top of the World (With Simon Pressley of Propertyology)
This week the boys are joined by friend of the Podcast, Simon Pressley of Propertyology, to discuss the state of the Australian Marketplace with a particular focus on the strength of the Tassie Market currently. With record lows on stock levels in Hobart, What does this mean for purchasers and sellers in the future?
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Tassie Real Estate On Top of the World
Capital growth rates over 20-years ending December 2020
Sydney 6.6%
Brisbane 6.8%
Melbourne 7.3%
Burnie 7.3%
Launceston 7.9%
Hobart 8.3%
Australian real estate is currently booming. But the biggest ever boom occurred during 5-years ending 2005
128 out of 183 = 100%+
Sydney 57%
Melbourne 67%
Brisbane 118%
Burnie 121%
Launceston 143%
Hobart 147%
Population growth over last 5-years, compared to capital growth
Brisbane 10.5% / 12%
Sydney 8.7% / 15%
Melbourne 12.1% / 21%
Burnie 1.1% / 30%
Launceston 3% / 40%
Hobart 7.3% / 48%
Australia’s biggest cities have increased their living style density. Construction of new houses vs apartments over last 10-years
Canberra 72%
Sydney 66%
Melb, Bris, Darwin 50%
Hobart 17%
Launceston 28%
5. Financial performance (capital growth) of houses versus apartments over last 10-years
Syd 80% / 67%
Canb 32% / 6%
Melb 48% / 28%
Bris 19% / 1%
Hobart 47% / 44%
Launceston 40% / 30%
Wangaratta houses did better than Sydney apartments
6. Australians are increasingly attracted to regional living, as opposed to capital cities
AUS capitals had a combined population DECLINE of 133,905 over 5-years ending Sept 2020
Tassie internal migration over last financial years
Clarence 2074
Sorrel 1269
Huon Valley 1071
Latrobe 1050
** Hobart CC -1076
** Glenorchy -734
** Launceston-1029
Australian real estate has a significant problem. Considerable bureaucracy over the last 5-years has created a widespread mobility crisis and a rental crisis. Here’s a snapshot of the last 5-years:
Population +1.85 million
Dwellings +958k
RE transactions -17% (521k pa - 432k pa)
Volume of dwellings listed for sale over last 5-years:
AUS -27%
Syd +4%
Melb +5%
Bris -14%
Hobart -59%
Launceston -57%
Burnie -68%
Rental vacancy change over last 5-years:
136 of 150 AUST largest towns vacancy rate <1.5%
Feb2016 - Feb2021
AUS
Syd 9.5k to 24.8k dwellings (vacancy rate from 1.5% to 3.3%)