Ray White Now | 19 October 2020 - Vol. 23 | Page 6

SELLING IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT

SUMMARY
• Australians may be making decisions based on mixed media reports .
• Contrary to media speculation , capital city home values continue to rise for the year .
Like most property owners , you ’ ll probably have questions about what has and hasn ’ t changed in the way in which properties are being marketed in the current environment . Is now a good time to market my property for sale ? How can we continue to market and sell property in a safe manner as our communities transition back to normal conditions ? And so on .
As Australasia ’ s largest real estate group , selling one in every nine properties across Australia , we are uniquely placed to provide our clients with relevant and timely information and data to assess current market activity . As a family owned and led business with 118 years of experience , we know that we can deliver you the highest quality solutions in today ’ s market .
We are concerned that our clients may make decisions to stay out of the real estate market based on media reports that often paint a negative picture . As seen in the table below capital city house prices , with the exception of Perth have all recorded annual price growth .
We have successfully adapted our processes in order to safely fulfil the needs of our customers in the current environment . The process of selling has changed a little , yet our activity over the past two months has shown that these processes are working very effectively .
National Home Value Index September 2020
Month
Quarter
Annual
Total return
Median value
Sydney
-0.3%
-1.6%
7.7 %
10.6 %
$ 859,943
Melbourne
-0.9%
-3.3%
3.1 %
6.7 %
$ 666,796
Brisbane
0.5 %
0.0 %
3.8 %
7.8 %
$ 449,803
Adelaide
0.8 %
0.9 %
3.6 %
7.8 %
$ 449,803
Perth
0.2 %
-0.3%
-1.0%
3.3 %
$ 445,717
Hobart
0.4 %
0.3 %
6.4 %
11.8 %
$ 489,059
Darwin
1.6 %
2.3 %
1.9 %
9.2 %
$ 398,885
Canberra
0.4 %
1.5 %
6.3 %
11.3 %
$ 644,581
Combined capitals
-0.2%
-1.5%
4.9 %
8.3 %
$ 635,196
Combined regional
0.4 %
0.5 %
4.3 %
9.1 %
$ 397,791
National
-0.1%
-1.1%
4.8 %
8.5 %
$ 554,372
Source : CoreLogic
6 The information is general information only , not financial advice , and does not take into account your individual objectives , financial situation or needs .