Selling the family home hasnt looked this good for years, no matter what state its in. Over 12 months the median house prices are:
Perth: Up 9% to $519,500
Canberra: Up 13% to $609,300
Sydney: Up 14.7% to $609,300
Darwin: Up 15.7% to $576.000
Melbourne: Up 27% to $549,980
For the first time the median house price in Sydney is above $600,000 and is 14.7% higher than it was twelve months ago. This represents the highest growth since 2004. Melbourne prices have jumped 27%, the highest growth there since 1995 and making it more expensive than Canberra which jumped 13% to $549,650.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home