Ray White unveils inaugural regional property report

In its first-ever regional property report, Ray White revealed that regional Australia skilled a big surge in home costs over the previous decade, with a 91.6% enhance.

Based on Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee (pictured above), the expansion was “outstanding,” with regional Tasmania main the best way with a 124.2% value enhance.

Regional New South Wales adopted intently with a 110.5% rise, overtaking Queensland as the most costly regional market.

Regional Queensland leads in gross sales

Whereas regional New South Wales topped value progress, regional Queensland led in gross sales transactions with 47,878 in 2023/24. The state noticed a decade-long enhance of 27.4% in gross sales.

In distinction, Tasmania noticed the most important drop in gross sales, lowering by 36.5%.

“Regional gross sales noticed extra volatility than costs,” Conisbee mentioned, as gross sales peaked twice in 2017/18 and 2021/22, earlier than declining sharply.

Excessive-value suburbs dominate Queensland

Queensland’s high-end suburbs like Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Seaside maintain the highest spots for property costs, with houses reaching geometric imply values of as much as $2.6 million.

Seven of the highest 10 costliest regional suburbs are situated in Queensland.

“With the inclusion of high-value suburbs, regional Queensland has the most important value disparity between suburbs,” Conisbee mentioned.

Risky however regular progress in regional markets

Regardless of fluctuations in gross sales, value tendencies throughout regional Australia have been persistently optimistic, significantly between 2020/21 and 2021/22 when regional home costs jumped by 22.2% and 17.3%, respectively.

“Each fiscal yr, besides 2018/19, noticed costs enhance,” Conisbee mentioned.

High performers in value progress

Queensland’s Mount Morgan leads the best way with a 24.9% value progress previously yr, adopted by Park Avenue (24.5%) and Berserker (24.4%).

Nevertheless, regional Western Australia recorded the best total value progress within the final fiscal yr at 16.5%, regardless of having the slowest 10-year progress at simply 38.1%.

“Regional Queensland has the most important value disparity between suburbs,” Conisbee mentioned.

Complete evaluation throughout states

The Ray White report offers an in-depth evaluation of every state’s regional markets, analyzing value and gross sales tendencies.

Whereas regional South Australia had the bottom costs at $428,062, regional Victoria recorded a 104.2% enhance over the past decade, reaching $587,191.

Regional Western Australia, regardless of slower long-term progress, noticed essentially the most substantial one-year progress at 16.5%.

High 50 suburbs highlighted

The report concludes with a rating of the highest 50 regional suburbs primarily based on home costs and 12-month value progress, offering invaluable insights for buyers and homebuyers alike.

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