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Property Investment: Is It Time to Buy?

Saturday 29th September 2012

People investing in property or upgrading the family home are expected to bolster Australia’s property market into 2010.

But plenty of economists are still warning that Australians are paying the highest ever house prices relative to income.

Even finance gurus like Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki are saying the biggest-ever real estate bubble is about to burst.  So how do people know if it’s the right time to dip their toe in and buy an investment property? Read on:

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NSW Property Sales Figures

Jan 2013 - Mar 2013 (Interim Release)

Click on a Region to view sales statistics for the region

RegionNr SalesMedian SaleProperty Price Index
Central-West619$236,0004.84%$248,5401.06%
Coffs Harbour195$320,0007.45%$317,2740.67%
Far West61$100,00014.61%Insufficient Sales
Gosford-Wyong1104$357,0000.83%$360,8810.46%
Hunter367$288,7501.76%$308,6990.03%
Illawarra657$335,0001.47%$335,4341.53%
Mid-North Coast556$267,2500.85%$246,5700.13%
Murray378$183,7004.20%$191,2372.94%
Murrumbidgee416$235,0004.08%$224,8060.95%
Newcastle1696$350,000Steady $351,3990.11%
North545$222,0003.48%$263,5280.27%
North-West256$186,4686.77%$203,7412.50%
Outer South-West Sydney675$350,0001.41%$372,4190.62%
Outer West Sydney977$368,0080.54%Insufficient Sales
Port Macquarie263$340,0001.45%$347,0281.68%
Richmond-Tweed349$350,0007.89%$339,1870.84%
South-East734$291,2502.92%$295,0590.14%
Sydney8009$555,0003.48%$561,0700.78%
Tweed289$375,0001.35%Insufficient Sales
Wollongong743$380,0003.80%$395,9280.74%

*Median and Index calculations based on data available as of 19/05/2013.