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Australian Housing Update: coming back to earth | June Monthly Chart Pack

Michael Yardney
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June 20, 2018

Some of our property markets were soaring for the last few years, well they were in Sydney and Melbourne, but now prices are coming back to earth. And while some commentators felt our 2 big property markets would stabilise by the middle of the year, it now seems that our housing prices will keep falling for the…

Why this expert believes a property crash is unlikely

Michael Yardney
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June 18, 2018

Although “overall”property prices recently fell for the first time over any 12-month period since 2012, leading economist Shane Oliver believes a property crash is unlikely. Over the years there has been talk that the Australian housing market is a giant speculative bubble propelled by tax breaks for greedy property investors, low interest rates fuelling speculation…

State by state housing market & economic update | Chart Pack March 2018

Michael Yardney
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April 1, 2018

What are our property markets up to? That’s probably the most common question I’m asked at the moment. Well…the scorecard is in for the first two months of the year with CoreLogic recently releasing their chart pack which gives us a good overview of what’s happening as well as some of the economic factors impacting our…

10 Commandments of Investment Strategy

Todd Tresidder
Featured Commentary, Latest, Money & You
October 22, 2017

How Does Your Portfolio Measure Up To These Proven Success Principles? Smart investing isn’t as hard as it seems. You just need to know the right principles, and you need to follow them with discipline. Unfortunately, much of what is taught about investment strategy is a dangerous half-truth that can be expensive. Below are ten proven…

Poor rental growth likely to continue in 2016

Cameron Kusher
Featured Commentary, Latest, Property Management
February 9, 2016

2015 was a lackluster year for rental growth in Australia with rents increasing by just 0.3% in 2015; not exactly the news investors are looking to read about but good news for those looking to rent. We’ve never seen rental growth as sluggish as it is at the moment. Furthermore, we’re expecting to see…

What can property investors learn from Keynes’ General Theory?

Pete Wargent
Featured Commentary, Investment Psychology, Latest, Property Investment
December 30, 2013

Why bother reading economic theories of decades gone by? “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Keynes – The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) My light reading for this week has been to re-visit John Maynard Keynes’ 1936 work, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money….

National Property Market Update – what’s happening around Australia?

Michael Yardney
Featured Commentary, Home Buying and Selling, Latest, Property Finance
March 7, 2013

Now that we’re well into 2103, home buyers and investors who were looking to the property markets for direction are seeing positive signs and responding with renewed interest. This is reflected in more people attending open homes, more offers being made to buy properties, higher auction clearance rates and property values slowly rising. The biggest…

How will the mining boom look a year from now?

Tim Lawless
Featured Commentary, Latest, Property investment buying, Where to buy investment property
December 5, 2012

The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) released their September quarter update on the resources and energy sector this week which revealed a fairly upbeat assessment of Australia’s resource driven exports sector. The BREE update highlights that prices for key Australian commodities are falling and further falls are expected. Providing some counterbalance to the lower prices…

The 10 SMSF rules that need urgent reform

Ken Raiss
Featured Commentary, Latest, Property Investment, Property investment tax
December 5, 2012

Amid increasing pressure on trustees of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to keep pace with the steady stream of quiet pronouncements from the ATO, we turn the spotlight on some overlooked SMSF guidelines in need of urgent reform in 2013.

Now is the time for hesitant property investors to make a move

Ken Raiss
Featured Commentary, How to get started, Investment Psychology, Latest, Property Investment, Property investment buying, Where to buy investment property
November 22, 2012

After a sluggish winter, spring brings hope of fresh movement in Australian property sales. According to the nation’s leading property, accounting and wealth financial advisory group, Chan & Naylor, this is a great time for those with investments in housing, but anybody hoping to join the property ladder down the line now has a conundrum…

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