Fastest Growing Regional Areas for Property Investment Regional Property is all the rage, and this report looks at the areas that are growing fastest in 2023. To read more: https://www.openagent.com.au/blog/fastest-growing-regional-areas-for-property-investment
Boom Conditions with Supply Issues in Housing Construction Likely to Remain for 2023 This short commentary from the ABC gives us an overview of the conflation of boom demand for new homes and renovations, alongside challenging supply chain issues. To read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-05/construction-delays-homebuilder-covid-pandemic-2023-outlook/101600928
Australian Country Media Group now reaching 336,000 touchpoints every 30 days Regionalisation has been good for the Australian Country Media Group which is now reaching more people than ever before, thanks to new interest in its subject matter, and additional digital reach. Australian Country talks to an important audience of successful regional families and those […]
Volume of Homes under Construction 80% above pre-COVID levels At UMCO we believe that a short dive in to industry data is worthwhile and often in contrast to News Media. In Australia the HIA, while engaged in some of their own political lobbying, are one of the best sources of industry data for the home […]
People are still leaving Sydney and Melbourne for Sunny Queensland The latest from the HIA interprets what we are seeing in Census data for the home sector. In 2021 54,700 residents left NSW and VIC for the regions, with overseas migration offsetting this only in the last quarter. All other states have grown except for […]
Will the kitchen and bathroom renovation boom continue? Many Business Partners of Universal Media Co are quite rightly seeking to pivot away from “more jobs” to “more of the right kind of job” in 2022 as boom conditions in the kitchen and bathroom renovation market continue. This short article looks at the number of “people […]
Gardening Still Provides that Safe Haven After Lockdowns The gardening boom appears here to stay for many Aussies who took up gardening during lockdown. Food gardening continues as a decade long trend, providing not only the reward of produce, but an escape from the indoors. This article from The Conversation tracks the trends. Click here […]
Home Loans for Renovations up 51% According to the HIA, the total value of housing loans issued in 2021 reached almost $370 billion, up by 51 per cent on the previous year and the strongest year since records began in 2002. It looks like renovations may lead the post-covid recovery. Click here to read more
Can the Renovation Boom Last? YES according to the HIA. 2022 looks like it will continue to be a good year for renovations. Click here to read more
Housing Market Reaches 9 Trillion Interest in home media has grown in 2021 due to higher participation in the property game overall. Times are good for property, building and renovation – you just can’t overcapitalise in a market like this. Click here to read more