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The Sydney market overall is in wind-down after its recent up-cycle, but there will still be opportunities for growth for investors who buy strategically.Many of those opportunities will arise out of government policy decisions, including moves to restrict new development in the Ryde area and plans for major infrastructure across Sydney.

Another big influence comes from State Government assistance measures for first-home buyers, who are particularly active at the moment and are keeping markets strong in the more affordable areas of Greater Sydney.

There are many signals that the Sydney property market, overall, is well past its prime. Our research shows that sales activity has been decreasing, auction clearance rates are reducing and the areas with the busiest sales activity are now on the fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area.These are all indicators that the growth cycle is waning - and this is being reflected in price decline in some markets. None of this is surprising, given four years of strong price growth across the Sydney metropolitan area. Few growth cycles last longer than that.

So the period in which it was easy to achieve capital growth in Sydney has passed into history. Investors now need to be more selective in choosing locations.

We believe the best way to find future growth is by buying property that lies in the path of progress – i.e. by following the infrastructure trail. Major spending on infrastructure has been a core ingredient driving the strong Sydney economy (from which has sprung the recent property boom) and it will be a major element in underpinning existing values and creating future growth.

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The Ryder Report is the only document of its kind in Australian real estate.

The October 2018 edition is out now. In this issue:-

* We look at the biggest problem for investors - who to listen to and who to ignore
* We discuss why it's time for investors to look at the regions
* We explain why rental data is directing investor focus to Adelaide, Canberra and Perth.
* We report on featured markets poised for price growth.
* We provide tips on how to advance as property investors.
* In our War in Misinformation I point out the latest media misrepresentations.
* We provide a state-by-state analysis of key events in real estate.
* And much much more.

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Orange (median price $390,000) is emerging strongly as an affordable and attractive alternative to Sydney.

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Port Adelaide Enfield has Defence Force contracts totaling $89 billion scheduled to last for over 40 years, as well as a $535 million upgrade to the Osborne Naval Shipyard and a new rail spur to link the Port’s commercial centre and the Dock One residential precinct to the Adelaide CBD

These and several smaller projects are creating much-needed jobs, turning historic Port Adelaide into a thriving residential, commercial and tourist destination.

This Local Government Area has a number of small suburbs with affordable prices and rising sales volumes. The uplift in market activity, revealed in the Winter edition of The Price Predictor Index, has elevated the status of Port Adelaide-Enfield to become the most active market in the South Australian capital.

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The City of Marion in Adelaide is a busy market with great locational features, infrastructure, jobs nodes and growth drivers.

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The latest edition of our Top 5 Adelaide report reinforces my view that Adelaide is still being under-rated by investors, through a lack of understanding of the improvements in the South Australian economy the pipeline of major events which will drive demand for residential real estate. 

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