Young Australians, eager to stand on their own two feet, are facing the harsh reality of having to rely heavily on their parents to help them buy a home. A survey of 1,006 people nationwide, conducted for non-bank lender State Custodians Home Loans, found one in three respondents who don’t own a home admit they’ll…
I keep track of consumer confidence because its one of the drivers of our property markets. This week ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell a sharp 3.8% to 109.8 – largely offsetting the gains over the previous two weeks. The weakness was broadly based – with a sizeable decline in households’ perceptions of the economic outlook…
That’s because buying or building a brand new home means that you have access to the latest house designs as well as sparkly-new fixtures and fittings. First home buyer’s house and land packages are always popular but it’s important to understand what to look for and what to stay away from. So, let’s have a…
What makes a happy country? Is it their economy? Health system? Employment rates? Recently a group of experts including economists, neuroscientists, and statisticians released their fourth world happiness report aiming to answer these questions and distinguish which country tops the ladder. According to their findings Denmark tops the list as the happiest of all followed…