Market Talk

Welcome to Market Talk. What are you seeing out there? Bring your local news and your weekend notes. Good posts here: auction and open home reports, rates and lending, price and rent data, and what...

Hannah B. · 3 Sep

One running thread for weekend reports. Suburb, property type, how many groups, and how it went. I'll start: Norwood, Adelaide. Three bedroom villa, about 30 groups through, sold before auction.

James O. · 7 Sep · 60 replies · Last reply 3 Oct

The monthly numbers show most capitals slipping in September. Who's still out there buying, and what's your plan?

Tom W. · 2 Oct · 3 replies · Last reply 2 Oct

Did six opens on Saturday, across houses, townhouses and a unit. Photos in the order I saw them. Crowds were smaller at the dearer homes. Buyers seem to be watching the cash rate closely: rba.gov.au

Chloe R. · 1 Oct · 5 replies · Last reply 2 Oct · rba.gov.au

Spring listings in Brisbane's north are well up on last year. More choice, but buyers seem cautious.

Mei L. · 28 Sep · 3 replies · Last reply 29 Sep

Renting where we want to live and buying where we can afford. With rates up, does the maths still work?

Ben C. · 24 Sep · 5 replies · Last reply 25 Sep

In Ballarat, homes that went in two weeks in autumn are now taking five or six. Anyone else seeing it?

Olivia N. · 19 Sep · 4 replies · Last reply 20 Sep

Weekend clearance rates have dropped a few weeks in a row. For those still buying, are you seeing better deals or just fewer buyers?

Marco D. · 13 Sep · 6 replies · Last reply 15 Sep