The latest pain and gain report from CoreLogic, highlights the diversity in property outcomes across the country.
The Pain and Gain Report is a quarterly analysis of residential properties which were resold over the quarter. It compares the most recent sale price to the previous sale price in order to determine whether the property sold at a gross profit or gross loss. It provides a proxy for the performance of each housing market and highlights the magnitude of profit or loss the typical seller of a home makes across those regions analysed.
Over the June 2016 quarter, 9.5% of all dwellings resold recorded a gross loss when compared to their previous purchase price. This figure was higher than the 9.3% at the end of the first quarter this year and the highest proportion recorded since March 2014. Across those dwellings which resold at a loss over the quarter, the total value of loss was $459 million with an average loss of $73,009.
Given less than 10% of homes resold at a loss over the quarter, more than 9 out of every 10 homes resold for more than their previous purchase price. Across these sales, the total profit was recorded at $15.7 billion and an average profit of $262,550 per resale. Also important to note is that over the quarter, 29.4% of resold homes transacted for more than double their previous purchase price.
The data also highlights the fact that ownership of property, whether for investment or owner occupier purposes, should be seen as a long-term investment. Across the country, those homes that resold at a loss had an average length of ownership of 6.3 years. Across all sales recording a gross profit the average length of ownership was recorded at 10.3 years, while homes which sold for more than double their previous purchase price were owned for an average of 17.7 years.
The capital city housing markets continue to record a lower proportion of loss-making resales than regional areas of the country. The trends in regional areas are shifting with the proportion of loss-making resales trending lower in most areas linked to tourism and lifestyle. On the other hand, housing markets linked to the resources sector are generally seeing an elevated level of loss-making resales after housing market conditions in many of these locations have posted a sharp correction.
