by Sanjeev Sah | Dec 10, 2024 | Market Updates

More investors are buying property than selling, according to a research report by CoreLogic.  

The report shows that the number of new loans to investors has consistently outpaced the number of investor listings since 2021 across every state.  

Although still below its November 2021 peak, the number of investor listings rose to around 13,000 in October 2024. In comparison, the number of new investor loans for the same period stood at 18,400. 

CoreLogic’s head of Australian research, Eliza Owen, said they conducted the analysis to gain clarity on competing narratives about investor activity. One narrative says that investors are selling up, while the other says more investors are buying.  

They found both have some truth to it. On one hand, more investors than usual are selling. But on the other, even more investors are trying to get into the market than out. 

So, investors are still very much in the property game. Ms Owen said it’s the kinds of investors in the market that may be changing. It appears investors with less debt are taking the place of those with more. In addition, there’s been a small uptick in “rentvestors”.