Urban Seed Projects in Hawthorn East, Victoria | Property

Urban Seed Projects

Locality: Hawthorn East, Victoria

Phone: +61 1300 790 509

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24.01.2022 The highs and lows of lock down for Victorian property. This week RPM Real Estate Group released their June 2020 quarterly report which is great in normal times but worthy of a post of its own due to Covid and its impact. Two things jumped out at me most when reading the report. First, the value of loans for investors and owner occupiers is up between 5% and 12% in the last 12 months. Second the median property price for both houses and units is up 8.8% and 5.2%, respectively.... You can see more of the data by following the link below. https://urbanseed.com.au/the-highs-and-lows-of-lock-down-f/

16.01.2022 Check out our latest blog. Some satisfaction writing this one, what a resilient bunch us Aussies are! The data is in, how did the Australian property market perform during COVID? https://urbanseed.com.au/the-data-is-in-how-did-the-austra/

16.01.2022 The 7 Reasons to Invest in Ballarat While time IN the market is more important than timing OF the market it is certainly a great bonus to buy at the bottom of a cycle rather than midway through or at the top of a cycle which increases risk significantly. With price rises nationally in October, the first time since March, it seems we reached that bottom point in September. This brings us to Ballarat and more broadly Regional Victoria. Never considered regional? Me either, u...ntil 2017 when after significant research I purchased in a regional centre in Australia for the first time. Since that date, Geelong has been one of the fastest growing regions in Australia and I have received circa 30% growth in those properties (for comparison Melbourne grew by approximately 11% in that time). While this is great for me and those that bought in Geelong in 2017, it means that affordability is now lower, as are yields, making the future investment story not as compelling. At Urban Seed we believe that Ballarat is the next best option in Regional Victoria and with low vacancy rates, higher yields and fantastic prospects for continuing strong demand in both rental and growth it seems like a great option for investors in 2021. Check out our overview document linked below https://drive.google.com//1-RiTWPZGqwUw0iBXHa6yEba1z/view

15.01.2022 We are excited to continue our research on Albury Wodonga with some interesting findings when comparing the region to other Victorian regional centers and Australia's capital cities. ---Median Price--- Wodonga's median price of $343,000 is 101% lower than Geelong, 58% lower than Ballarat and 26% lower than Bendigo.... ---Capital Growth--- Over the last 10 years only Ballarat has had better median growth at 6%pa than Albury at 4.1%pa. Geelong was on par and Bendigo slightly below at 3.7%pa. Interestingly Albury also performed better than all the major capital cities but Sydney 4.9%pa over that period. Perth -1.8%pa, Brisbane 1%pa, Adelaide 1.3% pa, Melbourne 3.3%pa. ---Vacancy--- Rental vacancies in most regional centres are tight but no more so than Wodonga 0.1% and Albury 0.5%. Bendigo 1.5%, Ballarat and Geelong, both 1.4% also offer tight rental markets. Compare that to the major cities of Melbourne 3.1%, Sydney 3.6%, Brisbane 2.2%, Perth 1.3% and Adelaide 0.9% and you can see why regional centers are offering such great investment opportunities at the moment. For more info on availability in Albury Wodonga you can contact Bill on [email protected].

08.01.2022 Some of the banks and other 'experts' are walking back on their claims of 10%-30% reductions in home values for Australia. CBA, who forecast a 10% drop in prices, has now said they expect property prices to grow on an annualized rate of 6% in the second half of 2021. The market has only dropped 2.5% throughout the crisis and it is likely we are coming to a plateau or at worst heading towards a total 5% drop which is the top end of Christopher Joye's (author of the article bel...ow) prediction at the start of COVID. As per our numerous blogs (urbanseed.com.au/blog) and posts here on Facebook over the last few months, property prices are much more resilient in Australia than people give them credit for. In a crisis the Australian Government uses stimulus to prop up jobs which puts a floor under prices. Its important who you listen to, it could cost you thousands of dollars in missed opportunities. The article below is a good place to start. https://www.afr.com//house-price-bears-becoming-bullish-20