Western Australia Market Reports

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 December Market report

  The Western Australian issue with the GST rate has unearthed a debate on many of the other taxes on property purchases, with some commentators saying they impede growth read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 November Market report

  Impressive results are still a feature of the Perth property market, but is the city nearer the end of a strong growth period or at the start? read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 October Market report

  WA’s tight rental market is encouraging first home buyers to snap up properties in the $400,000 to $600,000 price range read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 September Market report

  Valuers in Perth have been accused of being out of touch with a market where prices are soaring, bringing damaging repercussions for sellers read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 August Market report

  New research shows that Perth buyer activity is up at a time when the number of property listings is well below average read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 July Market report

  Low interest rates and rising rents are encouraging tenants to enter the housing market in Perth, which is putting pressure on supply and forcing property prices up. read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 June Market report

  Perth continues to be the capture point for the benefits of WA’s resources revolution. The workforce demands of the Pilbara and other areas have created towns with pricing beyond the threshold of sound investment strategy that should be avoided by most investors. Recent news confirms that Perth leads the nation’s property markets – no surprise at all, given that it is also the leading centre of population growth on the back of mining-related investment. read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 May Market report

  As property investors along the eastern seaboard increasingly turn their attention to the western state, the best place to park investment dollars may not necessarily be in mining towns. read more

• WA Excerpt from the 2013 April Market report

  Investors on the hunt for fast equity only have roughly two years until prices stop increasing and start going down again, says one forecaster read more