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AFTER years of slow and steady value growth, Adelaide’s property market is set to switch up a gear. Pundits expect price growths of up to 9 per cent, up 4 per cent to this year, with middle and low-market suburbs the star performers.

His claims are based on data published in the Hotspotting’s Spring 2017 Price Predictor Index, which ranks Adelaide ahead of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in terms of the number of growth suburbs.

“What the report figures show is that Sydney and Brisbane have passed their peak and that Adelaide has more upside (for investors),” Mr Ryder said.

“Historically, Adelaide has been a very steady market without high peaks as other cities have had.

Properties like this three-bedroom home at 19A Dwy

Properties like this three-bedroom home at 19A Dwyer Road, Oaklands Park have been popular amongst middle-market buyers. The property is for sale through Toop&Toop and has a price guide of $470,000 – $510,000.

“But there’s prospect for that to improve with things in the pipeline for South Australia, such as the navy vessel project, which will revive the resource sector and that will flow back into the Adelaide property market.

“As such, we will see better price growth … we will see 7 or 8 or 9 per cent in Adelaide next year, which is a pretty healthy growth.”

Suburbs to watch include those within the Marion council area, a middle-market area, which now has nine suburbs with continuous price growth.

Oaklands Park, with a median price of $470,000, was the area’s star performer, after sales lifted from 18 to 41 in the past six quarters.

Another middle-market area, the Charles Sturt council area, also ranked high in the report with growth suburbs including Findon, Grange and Semaphore Park.

On the upper scale, North Adelaide, Walkerville, Semaphore, Prospect, Belair, Woodville South, Fullarton, Somerton Park, Gawler East, Crafers, Craigmore and Elizabeth Park were the city’s top performers, recording double-digit growth in their median house prices in the past 12 months.

North Adelaide has been one of 12 upper-market sub

North Adelaide has been one of 12 upper-market suburbs to record a double-digit growth in median house prices in the past 12 months. 10 Molesworth St, North Adelaide, on the market for $1.45 million, is one of the prestige homes on offer in the sought after suburb.

Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA) CEO Greg Troughton said Adelaide was well overdue for major price growth.

“We are well overdue for that one-year burst of bigger than average median house price growth so I would not be surprised (by the prediction),” he said.

“It’s always a good vote of confidence when you see rock solid growth with a double burst of energy median.

“The remarkable value for money one gets here in SA, dollar for dollar is outstanding. People interstate see that value, especially against that double digit growth both Sydney and Melbourne have now seen for several years.

“Having said that, I hope that despite the predicted growth that Adelaide and SA remains the most affordable mainland state.”

Adelaide rising markets 

Source: Hotspotting

Aldgate

Aldinga Beach

Andrews Farm

Blair Athol

Blakeview

Brahma Lodge

Burnside

Campbelltown

Clovelly Park

Coromandel

Davoren Park

Dover Gardens

Edwardstown

Findon Charles

Flinders Park

Gawler East

Glenelg

Glenelg East

Glengowrie

Glenunga

Grange

Hectorville

Highbury

Hillbank

Hillcrest

Ingle Farm

Largs North

Lobethal

Lockleys

Magill

Mawson Lakes

Mitchell Park

North Adelaide Adelaide

Oaklands Park

Paradise

Paralowie

Royal Park

Salisbury East

Salisbury North

Seaford

Seaton

Sellicks Beach

Semaphore Park

Sheidow Park

Smithfield Plains

South Plympton

Stirling

Sturt

Tranmere

Willaston