Weekly property review: Goats drive property surge in western areas

Competition for grazing properties in southern areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia has become heated, with insufficient listings and the seasonal decline pushing significant rises in value.

Poor farm succession planning is not currently affecting property prices – but that’s something that has happened more by good luck than good management, according to a number of industry experts contacted for this week’s property review. But it could easily return if market dynamics change.