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Jobs, industries and economic activity at the city and regional level, and how they support housing demand. 11 articles, newest first.
Greater Brisbane has recorded the fastest 1-year price growth among the capital cities (14.8%) and ranks among the fastest-growing in recent years. This is supported, among other factors, by the…
This blog examines three case studies where these commonly cited “growth drivers” were present, yet price growth was limited or inconsistent.
National headlines can mislead investors. Local economies tell the real story. InvestorKit has identified the 10 Australian cities with the strongest economic foundations right now. Some are expected. Others challenge…
In this blog, we explore three standout regions that are powering ahead: Greater Melbourne – Geelong, the Greater Newcastle region, and Toowoomba. Each represents a different growth phase: an Early…
Airport passenger movements correlate positively with local economies and housing price growth. The diagram below describes this link. During the pandemic, international and state border closures severely impacted Australia’s aviation…
Income Levels and Unemployment Rates are Not as Important as You Think. Wealthier locations grow better? The instinctive response would be “yes”. But is it so? As a buyer’s agency…
Many cities’ robust house price growth has proved that gaining internal migrants benefits the local property market a lot. However, is internal migration a must for property market success? If…
Different airports’ passenger movements recovery paces aren’t really the same. With the recently released BITRE August airport traffic data, let’s find out where the best performers are.
Imagine we have two cities, one seaside, the other inland. If you were to choose one of them to buy an investment property in, which would you choose? I bet…
An exciting thing about data is that with it, you can visualise trends and correlations between everything, to test whether related or not. Today we review the relationship between airport passenger movements / traffic volume and property prices. We have been using the airport passenger movements as an indicator for local economic activity in our previous whitepapers and blogs, but now we are looking to directly put it together with property price trends.
Who doesn’t want to buy their investment property in an economically thriving city? That’s why many people believe it’s only worth it buying in big cities, where there are fancy…
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