August 28, 2024

How much has your home’s value risen by?

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We’ve all heard the rule of thumb about property being a long-term investment. Well, get this: many home owners have seen the value of their property quintuple within the timeframe of a typical 30-year mortgage.

We’ve all heard the rule of thumb about property being a long-term investment. Well, get this: many home owners have seen the value of their property quintuple within the timeframe of a typical 30-year mortgage.

Ask any long-term home owner what they originally paid for their property, and chances are they’ll respond with an eye-wateringly low figure.

Plenty of Australians look back on the price they paid for their home and marvel at how low it seems relative to current values – often while breathing a sigh of relief that they bought when they did.

This is not a recent trend.

Property has a strong track record for growth

Fun fact: over the last 100 years, residential property values in Australia have risen by an average of 10.9% annually.

Sure, there can be short term dips and periods when values plateau, but the broader trend has been upwards.

In dollar terms, this price growth can be mind-boggling.

Take Sydney, for instance, where the median house price back in mid-1992 was $221,770. Thirty years later, in 2022, the median value was $1,124,421. Today, it is $1,473,038.

It’s a similar story across all our major cities.

But what if you purchased more recently? What sort of increase in value has your home seen?

How much have home values increased since you purchased?

CoreLogic delved into the history books to see how national property values have risen since the year of purchase, starting with the mid-90s.

Looking at the results below, it’s pretty clear that the longer you’ve owned your home (or investment property), the bigger the potential rise in value.

Buyers who purchased about 30 years ago in 1995 could find their property is now worth more than five times what they originally paid thanks to a 437% increase in value.

If you purchased about 20 years ago back in 2005, your home may have jumped in value by 148% (2.5 times more than you bought it for).

Closer to the present, homes purchased in 2020 may have seen a 34% rise in value.

And even if you purchased your home last year, you may have already notched up capital growth of 4%.

Increase in national home values since year of purchase

1995: 437%
2000: 308%
2005: 148%
2010: 94%
2015: 57%
2020: 34%
2023: 4%

Source: CoreLogic article. Direct link to graph here.

Why a rise in your home’s value matters

A rise in your home’s value is worth much more than bragging rights at your next barbecue.

Increasing property values are a key source of household wealth in Australia.

Better still, a rise in your home’s value can make it easier to refinance to a more competitively-priced home loan, or provide the equity to invest in a rental property or achieve other personal goals such as funding your kids’ education.

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The upshot is that when you buy a home – either as a first home buyer or upgrader – it’s worth keeping one eye on the future.

With the passage of time, the price you paid today can start to look like a better deal than it felt at the time, and you could be grateful you purchased when you did.

Call us today to find the home loan that helps you get started on your property journey, or to unlock equity in your current property.

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