Domain’s September Quarter 2021 House Price Report shows Australian house prices experiencing a historical rate of growth at 21.9 per cent. This is the fastest annual rate of growth on record with median house prices at almost $1 million nationally. Although house and unit price growth rate has been the fastest on record, quarterly growth…
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Books, blogs, and magazines are full of great tips on what to do to become a successful property investor. However today I’d like to look at a number of things successful investors don’t do. 1. They don’t concern themselves that the markets are unpredictable. Successful investors are comfortable with the reality that their future can’t…
What lies ahead for our property markets now that our 2 biggest cities are working their way out of lockdown? Almost anyone who owns real estate would give their second garage to know the answer to that as they’re currently receiving mixed messages. On the one hand, 2 of our big banks have upped their…
Saving for a house deposit could take on average almost 20 years in some suburbs, according to startling new research by Finder. Analysing property prices and incomes in each of Australia’s capital cities, and in Australia’s local government areas (LGAs), Finder determined where saving for a home is the most challenging. Unsurprisingly, Sydney was the…
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m not really a risk-taker. I don’t believe in hedging bets or property hot-spotting, and I’m not a gambler or adrenalin-junkie. However, I do know how to identify a good opportunity and seize it when it comes my way. I also know a lemon when I see…
The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again. They were the words of Justin Trudeau at the World Economic Forum even before the significant changes we have been experiencing in the last couple of years due to Covid. Moving forward a raft of demographic changes are…
There’s now a light at the end of the tunnel and that’s great for our wellbeing, our families, and our property markets. The pipeline of supply of houses for sale is rebounding strongly in Melbourne amid the easing of restrictions and Sydney’s pipeline is also growing, if from quite low levels. With more properties coming…
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has change the way we are going to work in the future. Some of us will work more flexible hours rotating between the office and home; while others will continue to work remotely. But according to a recent Economic Insight by CommSec Covid-19 has resulted in more workers ‘exiting’…
Wondering what will happen to the Melbourne property market this year? Are you wondering what will happen to the Melbourne property market over the balance of 2021 and into next year? Well… based on how the market has been performing so far it’s likely that will see high double-digit Melbourne house price growth in 2021,…
Play this important message from Michael Yardney Are you wondering what will happen to the Brisbane property market moving forward? Well… based on how the market has been performing so far it’s likely that will see high double-digit Brisbane house price growth in 2021, with most segments exhibiting strong price appreciation other than the inner…