Compared to last year, the start of 2025 brought good news for investors. This is because property listings have increased by 4.5% (243,642 properties), which is higher than 2024 by 10.3%. It means that this year, we can expect high-yielding investment opportunities.
(Source: SQM Research)
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra mainly become the best locations because, in Sydney, listings increased by 7.3% over a month (29,791), 19% higher than last year. While, in Melbourne, a 2.1% monthly increase (37,873), 15.9% higher than last year.
And, in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide also, listings grew monthly by 9.8% (16,241), 7.9%, and 6%. Thus, you can reap the highest returns while investing in these locations. However, Canberra experienced a slow monthly growth of 3.3%, despite the highest yearly growth of 30.7%.
Further, if we see national outcomes, the property market grew by 2.9% to 53,019 properties, which is comparatively higher than last year by 18.1%. Also, among all the cities, Sydney performed well with a substantial increase of 61.5%. Thus, if you invest in this city, you can expect confirmed high returns.
Along with this, Melbourne will also be a good spot to invest in properties because there was a 3% decline in median prices, which is $774,000. Apart from this, the number of property listings also increased by more than 180 days, which has brought stability to the market and relaxation for homebuyers to buy properties at reasonable prices.
Hence, nationally, property prices have increased by 1.6% but that is still 8.9% lower than in previous years. Also, if RBA considers rate cuts, it may lead to a rise in property prices by 6% to 10% in 2025. It means the real estate market is expected to show some stability but is also prone to market changes, which require both homebuyers and investors to make thoughtful decisions. Only these decisions will help them to reap high yields with low investment in cities like Sydney and Melbourne.
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