The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) President, Mr Hayden Groves said the Building Ministers’ meeting held last week is a step in the right direction of getting Australia’s housing sector at the forefront of energy efficiency.

A slowing housing market can create quite different environments when it comes to the number of properties for sale according to Nerida Conisbee, Ray White chief economist.

With a true passion for real estate, the Ohana Property team get joy from helping people achieve their goals and make the stressful process of selling large assets a supportive, personal experience.

The short-term trends may be the talk at a weekend barbecue and in the media, but Australians tend to hold their homes a lot longer than a typical market cycle.  For some context, Australia’s median hold period (ie the number of years between individual home sales) was nine years for homes sold over the past 12 months.