Residential

Housing Affordability Will Structurally Deteriorate

After dipping down, property prices now appear to have stabilised and, along with rising mortgage rates, cost-of-living pressures and a surge in migration, housing affordability has again become a key issue. Nowhere more so than Sydney, continually recognised as one of the most unaffordable cities in the world.
Housing affordability is not a recent issue, from the beginning of the twentieth century, up until the end of 1986, roughly six months of annual personal income was the benchmark for a 10% housing deposit. This figure is currently around 16 months. So, despite a decline in property prices, entering the Sydney housing market has, through time, become increasingly onerous.