Property time on market rises

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By Leith van Onselen

From Property Observer today comes new data from APM showing that the number of days taken to sell a home increased in the month of July across all of Australia’s state capitals, and has increased year-on-year across all capital cities:

Here’s the breakdown:

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  • Sydney: up 14% since July 2011 and by 43% since July 2010
  • Melbourne: up 24% since July 2011 and by 80% since July 2010
  • Brisbane: up 7% since July 2011 and by 63% since July 2010
  • Perth: up 6% since July 2011 and by 42% since July 2010
  • Adelaide: up 18% since July 2011 and by 44% since July 2010
  • Hobart: up 46% since July 2011 and by 110% since July 2010
  • Darwin: up 22% since July 2011 and by 111% since July 2010
  • Canberra: up 15% since July 2011 and by 71% since July 2010
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.