Perth property market thrives | Australian Dealer Information

Regardless of a perceived scarcity of houses on the market, Perth’s property market noticed 54,307 preliminary settled gross sales of homes, models, and land for the yr, REIWA reported.

“Persons are nonetheless promoting, however houses are being snapped up in file timeframes, so the variety of properties marketed at any time seems low,” REIWA CEO Cath Hart (pictured above) mentioned.

Sale values hit excessive

Though the variety of gross sales was barely down, the entire worth of gross sales reached $39,564,740,679, marking a 13.2% improve.

“Whereas volumes had been barely down, the entire worth of property transactions was practically $40 billion for the yr, which displays the sustained value will increase we’ve seen within the WA market,” Hart mentioned.

The median home sale value set new data month-to-month, now standing at $665,000, an 18.8% improve from the earlier yr.

Prime performing suburbs

Viveash noticed the very best value progress for homes, with its median home sale value growing by 40.9% to $620,000.

Cottesloe led the unit market, with its median sale value rising by 50.9% to $1,200,000.

“Affordability stays a spotlight for consumers and that is mirrored within the make-up of the Prime 10 suburbs for home value progress,” Hart mentioned.

Quickest promoting areas

Cooloongup was the fastest-selling suburb for homes, with houses promoting in a median of 5 days.

Within the unit market, Mount Hawthorn led with a median of six days.

“Affordability additionally got here to the fore within the quickest promoting listing, with all ten suburbs recording a median home sale value under $550,000,” Hart mentioned.

Rental costs peak

Perth’s rental market additionally noticed data in 2023-24. The median weekly lease costs for homes and models reached $650 and $600, respectively.

Regardless of steady costs since March, rental listings have elevated, and properties are taking longer to lease.

“The variety of rental listings has been growing since February and properties are taking longer to lease, significantly on the increased finish of the market,” Hart mentioned.

Sturdy rental yields persist

Perth’s property market continued to supply sturdy yields regardless of slight declines.

Langford topped the listing for homes, offering a yield of 6.1%, whereas Cannington led for models with a yield of 8.1%.

“General, the yield information reveals that Perth property nonetheless supplies an inexpensive entry level to the property market and good alternatives for buyers,” Hart mentioned.

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