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Where are the worst suburbs to resell a property?

Recent CoreLogic data has indicated the worst suburbs to resell a property, with two states dominating the charts.

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Attempting to resell a property in Western Australia and Queensland, both houses and units, is likely to end in a loss, according to the December 2017 quarter edition of the CoreLogic Pain & Gain Report.

This dominance, the report states, is due to continued weakened housing conditions over the last few years.

The worst suburbs for reselling houses

For reselling houses, the suburbs that attract the most loss had strong ties to the mining and resource sector in Queensland and Western Australia, with the only exception being the 19th worst reselling suburb for houses, Davoren Park in South Australia, which attracts several reports of criminal activity.

The worst suburbs for reselling houses at a profit are:

Rank  Suburb State % at a loss
1 Pegs Creek Western Australia 92.3%
2 West Gladstone Queensland 81.8%
3 South Hedland Western Australia 81.6%
4 Douglas Queensland 80.0%
5 Withers Western Australia 80.0%
6 Newman Western Australia 75.0%
7 Wilson Western Australia 70.0%
8 Gracemere Queensland 70.0%
9 North Mackay Queensland 70.0%
10 Bulgarra Western Australia 70.0%
11 Emerald  Queensland 68.4%
12 Bushland Beach Queensland 66.7%
13 Nickol Western Australia 64.3%
14 Bertram Western Australia 63.6%
15 Westminster Western Australia 63.6%
16 Clinton Queensland 63.6%
17 Kirwan Queensland 62.2%
18 Innaloo Western Australia 60.7%
19 Davoren Park South Australia 60.0%
20 Avenell Heights Queensland 60.0%
21 Chinchilla Queensland 60.0%
22 Moranbah Queensland 60.0%
23 Roma Queensland 60.0%

The worst suburbs for reselling units

While Queensland and Western Australia dominate the list again, this time two other states are present, Travancore in Victoria coming in second and Belconnen in the Australian Capital Territory coming in 20th.

These suburbs, the report stated, for the most part consist of large volumes of unit supply in addition to the sector’s underperformance.

The worst suburbs for reselling units at a profit are:

Rank  Suburb State % at a loss
1 Yeppoon Queensland  80.0%
2 Travancore Victoria 78.6%
3 Perth Western Australia 73.5%
4 Palm Cove Queensland  70.0%
5 Townsville City Queensland  66.7%
6 Zillmere Queensland 66.7%
7 Mandurah Western Australia 63.6%
8 Subiaco Western Australia 61.1%
9 Airlie Beach Queensland  60.0%
10 Cannonvale Queensland  60.0%
11 North Ward Queensland  57.9%
12 Calamvale Queensland  57.1%
13 South Perth Western Australia 57.1%
14 Manoora Queensland  57.1%
15 Maylands Western Australia 56.8%
16 Westcourt Queensland  55.6%
17 Auchenflower Queensland  53.3%
18 South Brisbane Queensland  53.3%
19 Rockingham Western Australia 52.0%
20 Belconnen Australian Capital Territory 50.0%

The report also found investors were more likely to sell at a loss than owner-occupiers due to future capital gains, an option unavailable to owner-occupiers.

“If home values fall, investors (which have been increasingly active in the housing market) may be more inclined to sell at a loss and offset those losses which in turn could result in much more supply becoming available for purchase at a time in which demand for housing falls because values are declining,” said CoreLogic research analyst Cameron Kusher said.

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