This month media outlets seem to be focussing on the ramifications of the COVID-19 work from home paradigm shift, and how this could affect property values.

This month property values soldier on albeit at a slight negative, research shows that investors can take a chunk of the blame for Sydney’s exorbitant house prices, and there are further developments to try and help people with renovations.

The NSW Government made a significant change to stamp duty rules, and living strategies are being adapted to work with the new normal as workers embrace working from home tech.

Having now hopefully reached a ‘new normal’, people are relaxing, business is starting to return and the blog series is picking up from where it left off. Things have been happening!

Possibly as a result of the introduction of the new first home owners scheme, there seems to be a slightly greater focus on ‘affordability’ at the moment, though the relativity of the term is also noted

After the east coast bushfire disaster of the last few months, people are focussing more strongly on environmental concerns, including how well built (or otherwise) their homes are.

The Federal Government’s new First Home Buyers Scheme launches first of Jan, 2020. Will you be part of the rush, or will you stand by for another year when prices are undoubtedly higher? FOMO beware!

The upturn in housing values seems to be solidifying. After recent changes by the RBA and APRA, confidence seems to have returned to the market with the busiest week of the year at the end of November

Another month of upturn and it seems the memory of the last 18 months is fading – to be put behind us as another cycle of the property market rollercoaster… or is it?

A solid upturn this month has commentators concerned that a too fast recovery may unbalance the economy in other ways. Several stories on sustainable housing practices also cropped up.