Why Australia's richest suburbs could be a warning for every homeowner

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-property-market-upper-quartile-price-falls-cotality/qkr48pizi

Recent data from property analytics firm Cotality reveals that upper-quartile house prices — those in the top 25 per cent — have fallen at more than double the rate of entry-level ones in Sydney and Melbourne.

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Nath@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 10d (4 replies)

Cotality executive research director Tim Lawless told SBS News that the top end of the housing market historically moves first in a property cycle.

Here's hoping the rest of the market follows.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 10d

indeed, another 20% down would be nice

Cherry@piefed.social · 2 pts · 10d (2 replies)

A few more hikes predicted. There could be tears.

Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 10d (1 reply)

It's currently around 6.9%. With mortgages around $800k, that's over $1k per week interest (not paying any of the principal off). It's already insane.

Cherry@piefed.social · 3 pts · 10d

The battlecry of Australia's different and property only goes up, might cause a lot of hurt. Frustratingly for a lot of people that do not deserve it. This should have been reigned in a decade ago.

dillekant@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 10d

Oh no. Anyway.

taygaloocat@leminal.space · 5 pts · 10d

I've bought my house to live in it. It's a usury debt trap anyway, who cares if it drops

Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 10d

No ones buying overpriced "presrige". Fuckem

MrFlibble4747@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 10d

FOMO foolishness will bite the latecomers and Portfolio Princes hard if it's investment driven, otherwise Keep Calm and Carry On?