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April 8, 2021

 

Sentiment strongest amongst Perth and Brisbane property investors

·         78% of Perth investors and 76% of Brisbane investors believe their home markets are the best places to invest in 2021

·         Perth voted best capital city for investment opportunities

·         Investor confidence in the Sydney and Melbourne markets falls

 

Results from a survey by WA-based property investment consultancy, Momentum Wealth, have shown that home market sentiment is strongest amongst property investors in Perth and Brisbane.

Forecast by economists as the markets likely to lead the nation’s price growth, survey respondents from Queensland and Western Australia are increasingly bullish about the prospects of their local markets over the next 12-months.

Momentum Wealth General Manager, Jennifer Wakeman, said the positive local sentiment amongst Perth and Brisbane investors was driven by a number of factors.

“Perth and Brisbane share similar growth characteristics with both markets benefitting from tight rental and sales markets and an uptick in mining activity,” Ms Wakeman said.

“Population resilience throughout the pandemic has also benefitted Perth and Brisbane, and this is placing further pressure on these tight property markets.”

76% of survey respondents from Queensland selected the Brisbane market as the best place to invest this year, while local sentiment in Western Australia was even higher with 78% of WA-based residents believing Perth to be the location with the most upside.

Perth seen by investors as market with the most upside

Perth was also seen by investors as the best capital city market in which to purchase an investment property, with 48% of total respondents selecting the Western capital as their preferred investment location over the next 12-months.

This marks an 11% increase in investor confidence in the Perth market compared with results from the last survey and Ms Wakeman says this reflects the strong growth that the Perth market has experienced in recent months.

“After several years of downturn, WA investors are now seeing sustained growth, and confidence in the long-term prospects of the market is reflected in the high number of local investors who view Perth as the best place to invest.”

“Western Australia has seen a resurgence in mining activity which, coupled with the State’s effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has helped buoy the economy and provided a boost to investor confidence.”

Confidence in Sydney and Melbourne falls

Investor confidence in Melbourne has fallen by 7%, with only 10% of investors surveyed viewing the city as the best location to invest in 2021.

Meanwhile, confidence in Sydney remained low with only 8% of investors viewing it as the capital city market with the greatest potential.

Ms Wakeman commented that international population growth has previously acted as a key source of demand for both Sydney and Melbourne.

“The Sydney and Melbourne markets have recently benefitted from high levels of overseas migration, however, this exposed them to greater downside risk when international borders closed, leaving them more vulnerable to an influx in supply compared to markets like Perth where these levels of demand have been much lower.”

“Despite the weakened inner-city markets, both Sydney and Melbourne have weathered the impacts of the pandemic better than many experts predicted, largely as a result of increased owner-occupier activity, especially at the top end of the market.”

“However, investors remain largely absent from these two markets as they turn attention to cities like Perth and Brisbane which are offering much tighter rental markets as well as greater affordability,” Ms Wakeman said.