Articles by Brett Warren

Brett Warren

Brett Warren is National Director of Metropole Properties and uses his two decades of property investment experience to advise clients how to grow, protect and pass on their wealth through strategic property advice.

Queensland’s property market, particularly Brisbane and the Gold Coast, was among the strongest across the country in 2021 with prices growing in excess of 30% in many locations. Even as growth slowed in other parts of Australia, many of Queensland’s housing markets continued to perform strongly in the first half of 2022 buoyed by strong…

New lending for housing has slowed significantly. In fact, fresh data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show a further fall of 8.2% month-on-month in September, eclipsing a drop of 3.4% in August. Obviously, the rapidly rising interest rates have weakened lending demand and buyers’ budgets have shrunk as borrowing capacities have tightened, meaning the…

How can you cut loan costs if you’re stuck with your mortgage? Well, many mortgage holders have recently switched lenders to cut their loan costs. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that a record $12.8 billion in owner-occupied loans were refinanced to a new lender in August alone. However, according to Effie Zahos, money expert and…

Global property prices are steadily increasing while Australia’s property price decline has picked up the pace, with Brisbane and Adelaide emerging as our strongest markets. Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index has revealed that despite Australian property prices falling from their peak in recent months, the two Aussie cities stand out among the rest….

Australia is a migration nation. In fact, over 29 per cent of our 26 million residents were born abroad. Compared to other nations, that’s big. This is because ever since World War II ended, Australia has increasingly welcomed more migrants to the country. Australia’s migration cycles According to Simon Kuestenmacher in his regular column in…

The race that stops that nation is just a few days away and according to new research, consumer spending on the Spring Racing Carnival will reach $1.6 billion this year! Obviously, people would invest in a new fashion, and accessories and attend events trackside and in hospitality venues. The research from the Australian Retailers Association…

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