Apartment crash - Boom prices?

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  1. hammer

    hammer Well-Known Member

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    Darwin is a few years into a decline in the market (20+%) and an apartment glut.

    There are still a few OTP high-rise in the final stages of being built - yet the prices being asked are still at boom prices.

    A swish 2br is easily findable at 450k. Spend another 5 mins doing research and 400k is achievable as well.

    So why are the developers still asking 600k+ for a new OTP 2br apartment?

    17/25 Duke Street Stuart Park NT 0820 17/25 Duke Street Stuart Park NT 0820 - Apartment for Sale #122726478 - realestate.com.au

    How on earth would this sell? If so, who would buy such a thing? Do agents groan when given these listings or love em?

    Confused and genuinely interested to get some insight into their thinking.
     
    hammer, 24th May, 2016
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    You live in Darwin, Hammer?
    They would be hoping people from other states - or possibly other countries - buy them without doing any research. Those developers would have their fingers crossed.
     
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    That makes sense. Thanks.

    Fingers crossed indeed....:s
     
    hammer, 25th May, 2016
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    No. More likely they need to go this to justify bank lending valuations. Lowering sales price immediately lowers bank security asset value of developer. But it will all correct eventually.
     
    big max, 26th May, 2016
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