Strong Gold Coast private treaty sales improvement in April: APM

Strong Gold Coast private treaty sales improvement in April: APM
Jonathan ChancellorMay 13, 2014

April was a slower selling month in the majority of capital cities, according to the latest Australian Property Monitors days on market data.

There was a slight quickening of pace in Canberra. Sydney vendors still took 52 days, but the pace of sales eased in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

The average discount required by private treaty sellers to secure a sale rose in three capitals, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. It was steady in Brisbane and Canberra.

But the big shift was Queensland's Gold Coast which is included in the APM survey. Its days on market eased to 123 days, the best result since 2010. Its required discount is down to 6.1%, half that required in for much of 2011.

 Source: Australian Property Monitors

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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