Homebuyers hot for these Darwin spots
The latest PropTrack figures found Darwin's mid-priced markets had the highest enquiries-per-listing on realestate.com.au.
The Johnston house market, with a median sale price of $681,000, topped the list with houses listed for sale attracting 39 enquiries on average.
Next was the Zuccoli house market, at 37 enquiries per listing and with an average price of $594,000.
This was followed by the Leanyer ($620,000) and Driver ($508,000) house markets, both with an average enquiries-per-listing of 36.
Tiwi ($586,000) and Howard Springs ($777,000) attracted 34 enquiries per house listing, while the Lyons ($755,000), Nightcliff ($922,000), Bellamack ($653,000) and Virginia ($765,000) house markets each averaged 33 enquiries.
Fannie Bay ($459,000) and Johnston ($376,000) were the most popular unit markets at an average of 29 enquiries per listing each.
Units in Nightcliff, where the median sale price was $419,000, attracted 25 enquiries on average when listed for sale, while the Woolner ($433,000), Parap ($410,000) and Stuart Park ($434,000) unit markets were slightly behind at 24 enquiries per listing.
Ray White Palmerston selling principal, Ryan Rowsell said markets such as Johnston and Zuccoli were attracting strong interest from investors and owner-occupiers alike, with the split between the two heavily dependent on price point.
'Anything under $700,000 is predominantly investors and first homebuyers,' he said.
'Anything above is local owner occupiers.'
Mr Rowsell said with the increased cost of construction, buyers were opting to buy modern established homes, so it was no surprise areas such as Johnston, Zuccoli, Lyons and Bellamack were attracting a high number of enquiries.
'The Darwin property market had been pretty stagnant, but this year it has been incredible,' he said.
'Buyers have got a big fear of missing out now, so they're putting their best foot forward.
'Before, we'd be getting offers of $50,000 or so less than asking price and then negotiating back to the original price.
'Now, people are happy to pay that price or even offer a little bit over.'
Mr Rowsell said suburbs such as Johnston and Zuccoli were also seeing an increase in interest from buyers shut out of the rural market.
'You used to be able to get into the rural market with $900,000 but now it's too hard to get into, they're looking at those big blocks and houses in modern Palmerston.'
DARWIN HOUSE MARKETS WITH MOST ENQUIRIES PER LISTING
RANK SUBURB MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE ENQUIRIES PER LISTING
1 Johnston $681,000 39
2 Zuccoli $594,000 37
3 Leanyer $620,000 36
4 Driver $508,000 36
5 Tiwi $586,000 34
6 Howard Springs $777,000 34
7 Lyons $755,000 33
8 Nightcliff $922,000 33
9 Bellamack $653,000 33
10 Virginia $765,000 33
DARWIN UNIT MARKETS WITH MOST ENQUIRIES PER LISTING
RANK SUBURB MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE ENQUIRIES PER LISTING
1 Fannie Bay $459,000 29
2 Johnston $376,000 29
3 Nightcliff $419,000 25
4 Woolner $433,000 24
5 Parap $410,000 24
6 Stuart Park $434,000 24
7 Rapid Creek $431,000 22
8 Bayview $591,000 22
9 Rosebery $360,000 22
10 Darwin City $431,000 20
(SOURCE: PropTrac)
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