Australia is going through an infrastructure boom. This follows from a building boom and before that a resources boom. Each boom was manufactured by the “Over World” as I like to label them – i.e. those that benefit the most – so that Australia doesn’t fall off the economic cliff or for some other altruistic…
Articles by Michael Matusik
Michael is director of independent property advisory Matusik Property Insights. He is independent, perceptive and to the point; has helped over 550 new residential developments come to fruition and writes his insightful Matusik Missive
To find out the answer we undertook a study to help provide us with some guidelines and found that certain types of views added a different value to a property. Our work identified the different views available and then we looked at how much they can increase a dwelling’s value. Our investigation was also based…
This post is about the most recent annual ABS population growth figures. Well, most of Australia’s population growth takes place in our capital cities. Table 1 shows that some 82% (or 517,000) of the country’s 634,500 annual population increase last year took place across our eight capitals. Yet when you remove the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast,…
Daily we see sombre images from conflict zones like Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti and along the Coup Corridor in Africa. These evoke a mix of compassion and concern. For many, the sight of fellow humans fleeing from violence and upheaval provokes empathy, yet it also sparks apprehension, particularly among residents of affluent and much more secure…
Record population growth will increase housing demand, both to buy and rent. Australia’s population growth has bounced back big time after the Covid restrictions and the country’s annual increase is currently close to 625,000. This likens to a 12,000 increase in the country’s population per week. This is twice the annual average population increase over…
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. So limited words this week. I will let the charts and tables do the heavy lifting. So, what is going on in the new housing space? Here is a snapshot. Chart 1 and Table 1 show owner residents outnumber investors when it comes…
There is a lot of misleading information out there about things economic and it seems even more so when you combine property and taxation. Negative gearing is a case in point. Australia is a one-off? For example, it has been stated that Australia is the only country that allows for negative gearing deductions. But this…
I like to use three boxes to explain most things residential. They are known as The 4’s. 4W 4Q 4P The Four W’s. We originally these here and it’s the What, Who, When, and Where 1. What Here, four things matter most – without wanting to place catchy caps on everything – I call…
Given the resilience in local and global economic growth over recent months – along with continued steady declines in inflation – it appears increasingly likely that a soft economic landing is probable this year. In Australia, the December quarter consumer price index had dropped to 0.6% on a quarterly basis, and to 4.1%, on an…
At the beginning of this year data released by CoreLogic showed that dwelling values across Australia rose by 67.5% over the past ten years to December 2023. And despite forecasts to the contrary, last year’s dwelling values rose by 8.1%, on average, across the nation. Some urban areas did better than others. Dwelling prices and…