AUSTRALIA : PILBARA PROPERTY INVESTORS LOSE HALF AS PRICES ‘HIT THE BOTTOM

Property prices in the Pilbara town of Karratha have halved to their lowest level in 11 years as the mining town suffers a double blow from falling iron ore and oil prices. Desperate sellers are slashing asking prices by more than $100,000 and some homeowners have been left nursing losses of nearly $300,000 on properties … Read more

Australia:Housing ‘severely unaffordable’ as Sydney price to income ratio worsens

Housing in Australia has been categorised as “severely unaffordable” compared with metropolitan markets around the world, a comprehensive survey has found. Of 10 major metropolitan markets assessed in the housing affordability survey, Hong Kong had the least affordable housing for the sixth year in a row, followed by Sydney. Sydney replaced Vancouver as the second … Read more