[Sydney9002] Central Sydney and the eastern suburbs have regained their appeal to home buyers after a muffled start to the year, according to Herron Todd White's latest residential report.
Some of the suburbs showing signs of life include Redfern, Darlinghurst, Pyrmont and Annandale.
"It seems that improved affordability and lower interest rates have prompted first-time home buyers to enter the market," said the report.
Citing figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the report indicates that first-time homebuyers account for the largest proportion of homeowner's national mortgage activity since the start of 2012 with 29, 8%.
However, investor demand has remained limited. In fact, ABS data showed that the share of investor lending in overall lending activity has decreased from its peak of 43% in 2015 to 26% in August 2019, well below the average at 34% long term.
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However, the city center benefits from all of the positive feelings. Some parts even have increased activity due to the near completion of the tramway through Scurry Hills and Centennial Park.
"Generally, the surprise this year has been the resurgence of interest in downtown markets. This appears to be largely due to lower interest rates and post-election confidence" , indicates the report.
Overall, the Herron Todd White report said that the increase in demand from Sydney was not a surprise given the outcome of the federal elections, which wiped out the uncertainty about the capital gains tax and the negative gearing rules.
"It is likely that the market has already taken these tax changes into account, which means that the election results triggered a more positive feeling. Agents told us anecdotally that a few weeks after the elections, their phones were ringing again hot with renewed interest from sellers and buyers, "said the report.
In addition, other factors were also at play, including the easing of residential mortgages and the three rate cuts that spurred the sharp increase in activity in buyers' markets. of a first house and recovery factories.
"This has resulted in a much faster than expected rebound in values ??in a number of areas, particularly those that experienced larger declines during the recession," said the report.
However, the market for units continues to be a concern, particularly with high profile issues regarding major construction faults and flammable coating problems.
"We have again seen vast and varied results this year, another demonstration that it is impossible to accurately describe the residential real estate sector in our country as a single market," said the report.
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