{"id":6187,"date":"2015-10-30T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realestatetalk.com.au\/?p=6187"},"modified":"2015-10-30T10:00:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T23:00:34","slug":"melbourne-market-marches-on-john-mcgrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/melbourne-market-marches-on-john-mcgrath\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Market Marches On – John McGrath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often overshadowed by Sydney, Melbourne is ready for its time in the sun.<\/strong>
\nIn his regular column on\u00a0Switzer<\/a>\u00a0John McGrath has been examining local trends occurring within each of the Eastern Seaboard\u2019s major capital cities.
\nThis week he follows on by scoping out what’s been happening in\u00a0the\u00a0Melbourne property market.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s what he said:<\/h4>\n

In\u00a0last week\u2019s column<\/a>\u00a0we covered what\u2019s happening on the ground in Brisbane, as reported in our recently released annual McGrath Report.
\nThis week, let\u2019s look south to Melbourne, which, like Brisbane, is attracting an increasing number of investors and young family buyers from Sydney following several years of extraordinary price growth in their home city.
\n\"John
\nThe Melbourne market has shown ongoing strength in 2015, with the median house price rising above $700,000 for the first time.
\nFigures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) show house values rose by 5% to $706,000 in the June quarter, while auction clearance rates reached a five-year high for the month of June at 78%.
\nProperties have also been selling in record time. REIV data released for the September quarter shows the median days on market is now 34 \u2013 5 days shorter than in 2014.<\/p>\n

What is causing the growth?<\/h4>\n

Record low interest rates and unprecedented interstate and overseas migration and investment are combining to fuel the Melbourne market.
\nVictoria\u2019s population has increased by more than 100,000 people over the past 12 months, with net interstate migration at its highest level in 40 years and net overseas migration accounting for half the state\u2019s growth, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
\nThe declining Australian dollar is making local real estate even more attractive to an already active overseas investor market, with remarkably high sale prices for prestige homes and off-the-plan projects recorded this year, mostly in the eastern suburbs.
\nVictoria remains the most popular destination among wealthy foreigners using the Significant Investor Visa; and Credit Suisse estimates 14% of new apartments are being purchased by Chinese investors alone.
\nIn July, the Victorian Government increased stamp duty for foreign purchasers by 3% in response to community concern.
\nTo enforce the new law, all home buyers must now complete the Duties Form 62 Purchaser Statement declaring whether they are a local or overseas purchaser.
\nThe quality of schools is becoming a determining factor for Melbourne family buyers and investors.<\/strong>
\nMelbourne buyers\u2019 agency and research company, Property Analytics, has documented the relationship between VCE scores and property values and found that suburbs with top-performing public high schools have experienced twice the city\u2019s average median house price growth over the past three years.
\nOverall, Melbourne has a two-tier market with an oversupply in apartments resulting in lesser capital growth.
\nAccording to CoreLogic RP Data, Melbourne apartment prices rose by just 2% in the 2015 financial year.
\nThings are looking up though, with a 3.9% bounce in prices over the September quarter.
\nIn 2014, residential zones were reformed across Victoria to direct new apartment developments away from suburbs with special character, to areas around main roads, shopping centres and transport links.
\nThis change has contributed to a 38% increase in non-house dwelling approvals in FY15 (house dwelling approvals were up 10%).
\nWe are very optimistic about the potential for steady ongoing price growth in Melbourne, particularly for houses, over the next few years.<\/strong>
\nUnlike Sydney, Melbourne has much more room for growth because it is coming off a lower base and is still well off the $1 million house price median of its northern neighbour.
\nThere are already indications that an increasing number of Sydneysiders are migrating to Melbourne for job opportunities and more affordable housing.
\nWhile previous generations of Sydneysiders have stayed and battled affordability issues, we believe the more nimble Gen Y will upgrade between cities \u2013 not suburbs, as their families grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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