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Fringe benefits: Perth’s outer suburbs lead housing boom

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Sarah Brookes

By Sarah BrookesMay 8, 2025Perth’s outer suburban housing markets have outpaced their inner-city counterparts over the past year, with new data confirming the strongest housing conditions were concentrated in the fringes of the nation’s capitals.
Fringe benefits: Perth’s outer suburbs lead housing boom

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Brookes

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Perth’s outer suburban housing markets have outpaced their inner-city counterparts over the past year, with new data confirming the strongest housing conditions were concentrated in the fringes of the nation’s capitals.
‘Dangerous FOMO’: Perth listings drop as experts tip fresh price surge

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Sarah Brookes

By Sarah BrookesMay 7, 2025Perth house prices are poised to surge again, buoyed by Labor’s victory on Saturday and fresh data pointing to renewed upward pressure. The Agency Wembley director Corey Adamson said REIWA’s weekly snapshot showed less than 5000 properties for sale; which, he said, was particularly unusual for this time of year. The number of houses and units for sale currently sits at 4764, down from 5091 listings a month ago.
‘Dangerous FOMO’: Perth listings drop as experts tip fresh price surge

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Brookes

“Many would have expected this number to start increasing again, but it hasn’t. In fact, stock on market is lower now than it was in January.”Related ArticleFleskens said low stock pointed to a continued reticence to sell, sustained demand across the housing continuum, and an expectation of rate cuts. “I expect this number to hover in this vicinity, at 30 per cent of a balanced market, for quite some time as rates drop and prices shoot up again,” he said.
Which jobs pay enough to save for a Perth house deposit?

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Sarah Brookes

By Sarah BrookesMay 6, 2025Even Perth’s high-income earners are being priced out of homeownership, with new data revealing that since 2019, soaring property prices have made it virtually impossible for many couples to save enough for a house deposit — despite earning well above the average wage. Back in 2015, then-treasurer Joe Hockey famously claimed all it took to buy a home was “a good job that pays good money”.
Which jobs pay enough to save for a Perth house deposit?

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Brookes

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Even Perth’s high-income earners are being priced out of homeownership, with new data revealing that since 2019, soaring property prices have made it virtually impossible for many couples to save enough for a house deposit — despite earning well above the average wage.
Perth luxury homes prices grow faster than any other Australian market, hit global top 20

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Brookes

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Perth has had Australia’s strongest luxury home price growth over the past 12 months, but growth is slowing globally as uncertainty grows, Knight Frank’s latest research shows.
Which jobs pay enough to save for a Perth house deposit?

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Brookes

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Million-dollar boom: Which Perth suburbs now command seven-figure price tags?

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Brookes

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There has been a surge in million-dollar postcodes across Perth, with a record percentage of suburbs now exceeding a median house price of $1 million. Domain-commissioned data shows that in 2015 there were just 17 suburbs in the million-dollar club.
Perth family’s house plans dealt double blow as builder goes bust - twice

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Brookes

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