New South Wales Market Reports

• Building approvals remain weak despite NSW boom

  Australia’s building approval numbers remain weak, but the latest figures reveal some surprising state by state results. read more

• NSW Excerpt from the 2012 February Market report

  In many ways Sydney has been solid on all fronts. Demand is recovering, prices were inching up towards the end of last year and the economy remains sound. This doesn’t mean something isn’t missing. The last piece of this jigsaw puzzle may take time to catch up: buyer confidence. read more

• No FHB decline in NSW

  An expected first homebuyer drop-off in NSW has not come to pass, airing speculation that rental pressures could be encouraging first homebuyer activity. read more

• Sydney vacancies strike 5 year high

  The Sydney rental market is gaining some breathing room, with vacancies their highest in more than five years. read more

• Sydney hotspots revealed

  Some surprising results have turned up in the latest Sydney hotspot report from the research arm of a national real estate agency. read more

• Investors warned: steer clear of Sydney houses

  Property investors who plan to buy in Sydney would do well to avoid houses and focus on units, it has been claimed. read more

• Sydney, Melbourne rents harbour mixed fortunes

  Melbourne’s property market is in the hands of renters, thanks to its increasing vacancy rate, while rents in parts of Sydney will rise by more than 6%, it has been claimed. read more

• Sydney slammed as ‘severely unaffordable’

  A recent housing affordability measure has labelled Sydney house prices as being among the least affordable in the world, ranking the city third in its list of costliest cities. read more

• Vacancy rates drop in NSW regional hubs

  There has been a significant drop in the residential vacancy rates of NSW’s key regional metropolitan centres, according to the latest data from the state’s real estate institute. read more