Showing posts with label place. Show all posts
Showing posts with label place. Show all posts

Monday, June 19, 2017

Different Brisbane Trends

There are different trends for the apartment market in different parts of Brisbane.  For example, West End and The Valley may be oversupplied at present, but there is an undersupply of large quality apartments in the Western Suburbs.

Place Projects have produced an interesting report, in two parts, that is worth reviewing:

See Part 1 and Part 2

From the report:

"It’s no secret that the Brisbane apartment market has suffered in recent periods. As shown in the graph below, each of the three regions have experienced varying amounts of decline over the past two years.

Over the past 12 month period, Brisbane’s Inner Ring has experienced the largest decline in median apartment prices, decreasing by 3.5%. This was followed by the Middle Ring, declining by 2.7% over the period, whilst apartment prices in Brisbane’s Outer ring decreased by just 0.7% over the period. 


The Inner Ring does however, remain to be the most expensive region to purchase an apartment. During the six month period ending December 2016 apartment prices sat at $468,000, compared to $445,000 in the Middle Ring and $380,000 in Brisbane’s Outer Ring. Longer term, the Middle ring has experienced the highest price growth, with median apartment prices increasing by 3.5% per annum over the past ten years, followed by the Inner Ring and the Outer Ring, recording 2.7% and 2.3% price growth per annum respectively over the past ten year period."

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Brisbane off-the-plan market "subdued"

Place Real Estate Agents issue a quarterly report as to Brisbane apartment sales.  It is worth studying.  See Place Projects website.

From their recent report for the March 2017 quarter:

As expected, the March 2017 quarter brought another period of subdued sales activity across Inner Brisbane’s off the plan apartment market as sales momentum continues to soften.

The Inner Brisbane apartment market saw just 272 unconditional transactions take place throughout the rst quarter of 2017, a substantial decline of 67% from the same period 12 months prior, which recorded 828 unconditional sales. Meanwhile, the weighted average sale price recovered over the past 12 month period, increasing by 5% from $602,415 in the March 2016 period to $629,963 in the March 2017 period.
  • Inner Brisbane’s off the plan apartment market recorded 272 unconditional transactions over the March quarter, the lowest level of sales since the June 2011 period. This re ects a 13.7% decline from the December 2016 quarter.
  • Just over $171.4 million worth of apartment sales were recorded throughout the quarter.
  • There are currently 67 projects being sold off the plan in Inner Brisbane, with just two projects reporting for the rst time during the quarter. These include Augustus Residences and The One, adding an additional 151 apartments to the market.
  • A weighted average sale price of $629,963 was recorded for
    the period, an increase of 5% from the corresponding period
    12 months prior. This is indicative of a slight change in the product mix across the market, resulting in higher sale prices.

  • Augustus Residences, located in Toowong, was the top performer for the quarter, recording 61 unconditional transactions. 
The Brisbane CBD saw very little activity during the March 2017 quarter, with just 16 unconditional transactions recorded for the period. With no new projects released throughout the quarter, the CBD continues to sell down current apartment stock.


A weighted average sale price of $668,750 was recorded for the three month period, re ecting a 3.8% decline from the previous quarter, indicating a slight increase in the level of investment stock that transacted during the period. Brisbane Skytower recorded the highest number of unconditional transactions across the CBD market during the March quarter, recording a total of 12 sales.

The majority of transactions that occurred within the precinct were in two bedroom con gurations, accounting for 88% of total sales. The remaining 12% of transactions for the period were in one bedroom configurations.

A total of 225 out of 1,498 apartments remain for sale across four projects in the CBD including The Midtown, 111 Quay Apartments, Skytower and Mary Lane. 



Sunday, June 1, 2014

Place Apartment Report

Place has published their "Current Market Report - Inner Brisbane Apartments - March Quarter 2014".  Link is here.

The report focuses on new, off-the-plan apartment developments, and is worth reading.  Many people say that there soon will be an oversupply of apartments in Brisbane.  At present, it is taking longer to rent out apartments, so maybe the glut is already here.  Maybe there will be an oversupply of smaller rental apartments and an undersupply of apartments for owner-occupiers?

Some highlights from the report:
  • The three months to March 2014 recorded 639 unconditional sales. Although this is not to the same level of transactions as the record breaking December Quarter prior, this is still almost twice the 10 year average of 326 unconditional sales per quarter.
  • A weighted average of $710,524 was recorded during the March 2014 quarter. This is a figure 30% above the December period previously and representative of a higher level of owner occupier sales recorded in Inner Brisbane as opposed to any genuine price growth.
  • The increase in local buyers has seen 52% of transactions recorded as two bedroom configurations.
  • Despite this weighted average price rise, the 12 month rolling average price remains under $600,000, reflecting an overall longer term demand for affordable inner city apartments.
  • One bedroom sales represented a further 40% of the quarter’s transactions, again the bulk of which transacted within the $350,000 and $450,000 price point.
  • The distribution by price point was more evenly spread through the first quarter of 2014. The $350,000 to $450,000 price point still however retained the market share with 26% of the quarter’s sales.
  • There were 1,225 apartments remaining for sale in Inner Brisbane at the end of the March 2014 quarter – The lowest level in 4 years.
  • Overall, two bedroom apartments maintain the majority of current supply within Brisbane equating to 58% of the apartments remaining on the market. One bedroom apartments total only 29% of the available apartments for sale, and 3 beds represent only 9%.
  • There were six new projects which recorded unconditional sales during the March 2014 quarter. These included Abian (CBD), Proximity (Hamilton), 38 High Street (Toowong).
  • The best performing projects in Brisbane during the quarter were Abian (108 transactions), Broadway on Anne (58 transactions), Southpoint (46 transactions), Proximity (45 transactions), and 38 High Street (44 transactions).

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Australand’s Watermarque

From an email from a PR consultant for a developer:

I thought you might be interested in this sales update for Australand’s Watermarque precinct within its $500 million Hamilton Reach development.

More than $120 million in sales have been achieved to date and only three two bedroom apartments remain for sale in the boutique precinct.  The apartments have proven popular with downsizers looking to sell their existing homes and relocate to an inner city, riverside luxury address.  The trend has been backed by Place Advisory’s Market Report on Inner Brisbane Apartments, which reported downsizers were beginning to influence the off-the-plan market for the first time since the GFC, demanding larger and higher quality stock.

The report showed two bedroom apartments accounted for the highest amount of inner Brisbane apartment sales in the June 2013 Quarter, with 48 per cent of unconditional sales registered.  Place Advisory’s Lachlan Walker said the highest number of sales was recorded in the Inner North, which includes the suburbs of Hamilton, Fortitude Valley, Kelvin Grove, Bowen Hills, Newstead, Albion, Milton, Toowong, Bowen Hills, Tenerife and New Farm, which was a positive indication local confidence is returning to the Brisbane off-the-plan market.

“The Inner North, which includes the suburb of Hamilton has again performed well in the latest quarter,” Mr Walker said.  “It’s a popular choice for inner Brisbane locals who are looking to downsize their homes but not compromise on a connected, inner-city lifestyle.  The sales results reflect there are a lot of good buying opportunities in the area but smart buyers know this stock is limited and are taking advantage.”

Watermarque will feature 78 apartments across two medium-rise five-storey buildings. The three remaining apartments are priced from $635,000 - $710,000.



Saturday, February 9, 2013

Place Projects Apartment Report

Place Projects have released their December Quarter 2012 report on the development and sales for new apartment projects in Brisbane.  The report can be viewed here.  The report looks at 46 different city and inner city apartment developments currently being marketed and sold.  Of these, only 3 are in the downtown CBD area.

Some extracts from the report:

Through the longer term, a ten year period, the average number of unconditional new and off the plan sales has been 307 transactions for the Inner Brisbane marketplace. After five consistent periods whereby quarterly sales for new and off the plan projects were well above this long term average, the December Quarter 2012 saw a slight softening to only just fall short, registering 274 unconditional transactions.

  • A weighted average of $524,544 was recorded during the December 2012 quarter. This result represents a high percentage of one bedroom sales for the quarter and continues the trend recognised through the past three years of an elevated demand for this stock, that is high yield in the short term with the prospect of capital growth as the market recovers. 
  • Inner Brisbane supply tightened slightly during the December 2012 quarter. A total of 1,713 new residential apartments remain for sale across the Inner Brisbane market. Given the softening in sales rate recorded during the September quarter, this translates into a relatively unchanged monthly supply of just over 13 months.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Place Report: Sales of New Apartments in Brisbane


Place Real Estate Agents have issued their report about off-the-plan sales and sales of new apartments in Brisbane in the June 2012 quarter.  Here is an extract:

Summary of the June 2012 Quarter page3image35080
  • The June 2012 quarter saw a total of 426 unconditional sales. This is in line with the 448 unconditional sales recorded during the March quarter and is 73% above the 240 sales recorded during same period in 2011.
  • A weighted average of $567,664 was recorded during the June 2012 quarter. Again, this is in line with previous periods, presenting a weighted average price only 5% below the June 2011 and resulting in a 12 month rolling weighted average price of $548,806.
  • Almost 70% of the unconditional transactions during
  • the three months to June 2012 were recorded under $550,000. A total of 11% of the period’s sales were made above $750,000. This is representative of a market that remains price point sensitive.
  • Total gross sales, in dollar terms for the June quarter, was approximately $242 million, a figure 40% above the average total gross quarterly sales numbers recorded during the past five years.
  • There were three new projects launched during the June 2012 quarter. Hamilton Reach’s new release, Watermarque on the Park, Drew Group’s Precinct and a newly renovated building in Kangaroo Point named Bella Vista.
  • Brooklyn on Brookes was the top performing project for the quarter, registering 52 unconditional sales and Madison Heights saw a further 49 unconditional sales taking second position. Following this, Precinct in the Fortitude Valley totalled 38 transactions and Watermarque on the Park registered 34 unconditional sales taking the project to 50% sold on release.
  • Inner Brisbane supply tightened during the June 2012 quarter. At the close of the financial year, 1,871 new residential apartments remained for sale. Based upon the sales rate recorded during the June quarter, this translates into a market supply of only 13.5 months.
  • Of the apartments which remain for sale, two bedroom supply has increased through the past 12 months to now represent 54% of the available supply. A further 33% are one bedroom apartments whilst only 9% of stock are three bedroom configurations.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Buyer Confidence Improves

The AFR had a story on Thursday about Brisbane apartments, "Buyer Confidence Improves" (p. 55).  Highlights from the article (copy available here):

  • Thousands of new apartments in Brisbane's inner city have helped boost sales volumes 30% in September quarter compared with the June quarter, but the number sold is still substantially lower than the same period in 2010.
  • 312 new apartments sold in September quarter, according to Place Advisory research report
  • Influx of new projects scheduled for next year - 1000 new apartments are expected to come onto the market in the first half of 2012.
  • 2059 new apartments currently for sale in Brisbane
  • Average sales price was $580,529.
  • "The Brisbane market is at the bottom of its cycle and we are now starting to see an increase in inquiry and sales activity" according to Mr Walker from Place.
  • Most of the sales appear to be to overseas and interstate buyers.
  • "The biggest positive is the local buyers are yet to enter the market. ... As consumer sentiment improves, they will start buying again."
  • The influx of new units, particularly in urban renewal precincts such as Hamilton riverfront, Newstead River Park, and Show Ground Hill, could limit the market's recovery.
  • Agents said too much choice and concerns about whether the market has hit bottom could constrain buyers.
  • Urbis property economics consultants said Brisbane has a long-term undersupply problem.