The 7 must-know numbers of the week

The 7 must-know numbers of the week
Cassidy KnowltonDecember 8, 2020

The percentage by which the volume of sales was down in the Queensland suburb of Urraween in Hervey Bay during the first six months of the year, compared with the same period last year. House prices were down only 2% during the same period, as vendors choose to hold onto their properties rather than offer deep discounts.

 


 

The price expectations for the North Fitzroy house where Helen Garner wrote seminal novel Monkey Grip. The house will go to auction in December.

 


 

The percentage of Canadians aged between 25 and 44 who took advantage of a scheme that allowed them to take money out of their superannuation to buy their first property. The Real Estate Institute of Australia is urging the government to adopt a similar scheme. 

 


 

The amount by which rents in inner-city Perth have risen in the September quarter, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia. 

 


 

The worldwide sales last year of G.J. Gardner homes, which has been ranked third-fastest-growing company in the latest Franchise Times top 200 franchise companies operating in the US. The home builder, which began in Queensland in 1983, expanded into the US in 2008.

 


 

The number of years, approximately, that the Welsh family owned Southern Highlands property Neerim before selling it this week. The price has not been disclosed, but price hopes had been revised downwards to $3.5 million.

 


 

The gross rental yield secured by the buyers of 39 Cameron Street, Richmond, the winning property on The Block 2011. The 9.2% was its approximate gross rental yield after taking into account the estimated depreciation, which is not the normal way of calculating gross rental yield.

 

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