Tasmanian Housing Market Begins To Cool
A sense of unease has made buyers and sellers cautious.
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Following a record 12 months for real estate sales for Tasmania, fresh data from the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania shows sales and prices are beginning to slow.
The REIT’s March Quarterly Report shows the first three months of 2022 have seen Tamsnai’s median house price increase a modest 1.7% to $610,00 with unit prices remaining unchanged at $485,000 and land prices decreasing 5.2% to $241,800.
As a whole the Tasmanian market softened in the first quarter, recording 2846 sales with a value of $1.66 billion with the number of sales down 4.7% on the previous quarter and down 11.2% compared to the same time last year.
Across the state, activity has varied greatly with the number of house sales across Greater Hobart falling 18% over the quarter, while prices grew 5.8% to $820,000.
According to REIT president Michael Walsh, there have been signs of a cooling market.
“Price growth had slowed but so has the number of properties coming onto the market,” Mr Walsh said.
“We are told that buyer inquiry levels and open home participation levels have dropped.
“World unrest, the upcoming Federal Election, rising inflation and interest rate increases have buyers and sellers cautious.”
The report also outlines first home buyer activity in the state was down 13% on the previous quarter, while investor activity remained stable, with sales numbers increasing 1.3% over the year to 567 — down 4.7% for the past quarter.
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A Sydney waterfront mansion that has just hit the market could set a countrywide price record as the first home to sell for A$200 million (US$129.77 million).
Located in the affluent suburb of Point Piper, the sprawling home sits on a lot that’s equivalent to “four normal housing blocks” and features 98 meters (321.5 feet) of water frontage along the harbor, according to an announcement on Wednesday from Ken Jacobs, director of Australia Pacific of Forbes Global Properties, who has the listing in association with real estate agent Brad Pillinger.
“The estate is Australia’s most iconic residence and ranks amongst the best in the world, combining both privacy and space, exuding elegance and comfort, while featuring gun-barrel views of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge,” Jacobs said in a statement.
The residence is expected to sell for A$200 million or more, Pillinger added. “There is no comparable property in Australia.”
The home, named Wingadal, as it’s located on Wingadal Place, was built for Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond, who purchased the property in 1999. It took eight years to complete the mansion, which was designed by architect Alec Tzannes, according to the listing agency.
“Wingadal is a highlight of my career in residential design and architecture,” Tzannes said. “The timeless design on the Point Piper peninsula offers a unique appreciation of Sydney Harbour from a variety of angles, rotating around an axis that lines up perfectly with the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
The colossal home has enough internal space to entertain up to 500 people, and underground parking provides space for 20 cars, plus eight more can fit inside the garage.
The four-level home has four bedrooms as well as a two-bedroom apartment. There’s also a 2,500-bottle wine cellar, a home theater that seats 22, two commercial kitchens and a swimming pool.
“Wingadal has been a special home for my family over the past two decades, and now I’m looking forward to spending more time traveling overseas,” Symond said in a statement. “While being an exceptional family home, we have also enjoyed hosting many important events for charities and other worthwhile causes.”
This is not the first time Symond has tried to sell his waterfront estate. In 2016, he listed the home in hopes of selling it for at least A$100 million, which would’ve been a price record for the country at that time Mansion Global reported . The current benchmark was set in 2022, when a baronial-style estate, also in Point Piper, sold for A$130 million, according to The Sydney Morning Herald .
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