Now is the time for upgraders to make their move in the southeast Queensland market. The region presents good medium and long-term investment opportunities. This is due to a number of factors including good internal migration to the region creating an increase in demand for houses. What we are seeing is a market with good…
Artificial intelligence is helping remove the ‘guess-estimate’ from major real estate decisions. RiskWise Property Research is a FinTech that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) with a revolutionary automated algorithm which estimates the projected risks and returns for residential property, and also provides risk advise and research services. Founded in 2016, the company applies unparalleled technology in…
Natural disasters do not have an impact on capital growth despite being in the ‘impact zone’ of serious climatic events. This is according to the latest analysis by RiskWise Property Research, which has determined the key factors that do impact capital growth for areas that are subject to natural disasters are the location and fundamentals…
Undersupply of dwellings has led to a sharp increase in property prices in Sydney and Melbourne and ‘a co-ordinated strategy’ is needed to solve the resulting housing affordability crisis. The sharp rise in dwelling prices in Sydney and Melbourne particularly over the last few years largely reflected that the supply of housing had been unable…
A perfect storm of a declining economy, the end of the mining boom, a slow employment market, low wage growth and less than 1 per cent population growth has had an alarming impact on the Western Australian property market. Add to that large dwelling oversupply, particularly units, and the result is negative capital growth for…
It’s a case of ‘buyer beware’ in Tasmania as the state’s booming housing market heads for a slow deceleration. Despite stronger prices than ever, feedback by agents to the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT) is that fewer people are attending open homes and there are fewer inquiries on listings. While the outlook has been…
Baby Boomers heading into retirement, or even already enjoying their golden years, have much to think about when it comes to their future prosperity. Aged roughly between 50 and 70 years old, this generation is looking for ways to ensure they can support themselves in their retirement years. However, government intervention, credit restrictions and potential…
Despite calls for families to embrace unit living in Sydney, the reality is they are severely unaffordable and require more than nine years of household income to achieve, according to the latest analysis from RiskWise Property Research. The RiskWise analysis clearly showed that even when families were ready to compromise and move into reasonable size…
A five-year analysis of the property market has shown high rental yields do not necessarily mean high overall returns for investors. In fact, the latest astounding analysis by independent research house RiskWise Property Research has proven low rental returns delivered significantly higher overall return (i.e. capital growth + rental return), while high rental returns delivered…
With one in two Australians considering overseas property investment, an independent research house has warned of the hazards of such a move. riskwiseproperty.com.au issued the warning following research by international money transfers group, WorldFirst, which revealed half of all Aussies would consider investing in property overseas if it was cheaper than in Australia. While it…
