bricky overload?

[Jo & John]

We are have sent off our tra's, and are looking at Perth mainly with Brisbane a close second. All of it being influenced by bork for my oh who is a bricky.
He has just read a thread which suggests Perth is getting saturated with bricklayers, and there are 20 gangs applying for a job. Has anyone heard the same, or already living there that could shed some lilght please? We thought that Perth itself is going through a building boom so we are confused.

[debsclan]

Hi ya, work for any tradies is in abundance here is perth. It is taking about 18 months to get a house built as there is not enough workers and the suppliers can keep up with equipment. Qld is experiencing same thing and their boom is only just starting. Perth is going to come to a standstill in not too distant future as prices here have gone thru roof and now no one can afford to build or move.
Hard decision but if youve got no family try queensland first.

[Jo & John]

Where abouts are you, do you like it there.

[ali]

A report in the paper yesterday said house prices in perth had experienced their first drop in months so the boom has probably slowed down. There are still people building and loads of new developments so hubby wouldn't be out of work.

Ali

[BullcreekBob]

Originally Posted by ali

A report in the paper yesterday said house prices in perth had experienced their first drop in months so the boom has probably slowed down. There are still people building and loads of new developments so hubby wouldn't be out of work.

Ali

G'day Ali

I saw that report too.

Reports and statistics can be produced to say all sorts of things. When the papers or REIWA talk about the average price, what they are talking about are only houses that have been sold within that period. Recently less of the luxury houses have been selling and (since the abolition of stamp duty) more houses under $500K have been sold. Both these things reduce the average price.

If you look at the cost of land being released by developers, or the cost being charged by a builder to build a house, neither of these things have been reduced but both have increased slightly. If you look at prices in an established suburb with good amenities like Bull Creek, or Leeming, or Willetton the average price of the houses on sale continues to rise.

I guess it all goes to show that prices, statistics or whatever can be viewed in what way you want to say whatever you want.

[ali]

Bit like the unemployment figures in the UK then Bob lol.

[Rob & Kirsty]

We run a property renovation business, and were discussing brickies with a guy last week (he was quoting us for a brick pillared double car port). He said that he is having huge problems getting brickies as they were so busy. Apparently the going rate is something like $1.80 per brick..
We could certainly use a brickie, but nothing major - just small walls and pillars occasionally (like now..)

Cheers,

Rob