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| Lawrence predicting downturn in Australian major cities real estate starting in 2017 |
Best Asia real estate editor's comments: Sometimes I hate when my predictions come true. Especially on real estate markets. A lot of people are going to be caught in this downturn.
TUE, SEP 04, 2018 - 5:50 AM
Sydney
AUSTRALIAN home prices slipped for the 11th straight month in August as losses in Melbourne accelerated while Sydney remained weak, data showed on Monday, a trend that could worsen given upward pressure on mortgage rates at some banks.
Property consultant CoreLogic said its index of home prices nationally dropped 0.3 per cent in August, from July, leading to an annual fall of 2 per cent.
Values in the combined capital cities fell 0.4 per cent in the month and 2.9 per cent for the year. Prices outside the cities eased 0.2 per cent in August, but were still 1.6 per cent higher on a year earlier.
"Weaker housing market conditions can be tied back to a variety of factors, foremost of which is the tighter credit environment which has slowed market activity, especially among investors," said CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless.
SEE ALSO: Australia's crackdown on property lending fuels lucrative debt market
Regulators have clamped down on risky lending by banks, particularly for interest-only loans, while a raft of scandals across the industry has added to the air of caution.
Last week, Westpac Banking also raised its mortgage rates to protect profit margins in the face of higher funding costs in the wholesale market.
The slowdown has been greatest in Sydney where prices were down 5.6 per cent on the year, though Melbourne was starting to catch up with an annual drop of 1.7 per cent.
Sydney and Melbourne comprise about 60 per cent of Australia's housing market by value and 40 per cent by number. The weakness was concentrated in the premium sector of the housing market in Sydney and Melbourne, with less expensive property faring much better, noted Mr Lawless. REUTERS
Sydney
AUSTRALIAN home prices slipped for the 11th straight month in August as losses in Melbourne accelerated while Sydney remained weak, data showed on Monday, a trend that could worsen given upward pressure on mortgage rates at some banks.
Property consultant CoreLogic said its index of home prices nationally dropped 0.3 per cent in August, from July, leading to an annual fall of 2 per cent.
Values in the combined capital cities fell 0.4 per cent in the month and 2.9 per cent for the year. Prices outside the cities eased 0.2 per cent in August, but were still 1.6 per cent higher on a year earlier.
"Weaker housing market conditions can be tied back to a variety of factors, foremost of which is the tighter credit environment which has slowed market activity, especially among investors," said CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless.
SEE ALSO: Australia's crackdown on property lending fuels lucrative debt market
Regulators have clamped down on risky lending by banks, particularly for interest-only loans, while a raft of scandals across the industry has added to the air of caution.
Last week, Westpac Banking also raised its mortgage rates to protect profit margins in the face of higher funding costs in the wholesale market.
The slowdown has been greatest in Sydney where prices were down 5.6 per cent on the year, though Melbourne was starting to catch up with an annual drop of 1.7 per cent.
Sydney and Melbourne comprise about 60 per cent of Australia's housing market by value and 40 per cent by number. The weakness was concentrated in the premium sector of the housing market in Sydney and Melbourne, with less expensive property faring much better, noted Mr Lawless. REUTERS
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