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A lot has happened to our property market over the last year, hasn’t it? For one, the property boom of 2020-21 ended. Obviously, a property cycle is exactly that – a cycle. While homeowners and property investors enjoyed the strength of the “once-in-a-generation” property boom (which will go down in history and long remembered), that…
The RBA lifted the cash rate a further 25 basis points, to 3.35%, at their February board meeting, continuing what is now the fastest and largest rate hiking cycle on record. The cash rate has jumped 325 basis points since moving off record lows in May last year. Today’s rise in the cash rate was…
The property market is experiencing a surge in foreign buyers and renters as migration booms post-Covid. In fact, the latest data from PropTrack show an increase in search activity based abroad, by a staggering 65% in 2022 compared to a year earlier and were 20% higher than pre-pandemic levels. Karen Dellow, Senior Data Analyst at…
A couple of years ago a guy made headlines because he was caught using a lowly flip phone. In a world of gold iPhones and palm-size phablets, it does seem a little odd that someone would still use such a low-tech device. But it was the identity of the person using the phone that got…
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It’s the beginning of yet another year and a prime time for all of us to take stock of who we are, where we’ve been, and where we want to go. Many of us start each year with big ideas, plans, and hopes and then end each year with analysis and reflection. At the end…
Selling a property is usually not something that is done lightly. Perhaps you need to sell because your family has grown, and you need more space. Another reason is that you have run your numbers and come to realise that that specific investment property is not growing in value as much as it should, so…
Our global population is getting older. By 2050, the OECD predicts that 30% of people worldwide will be aged 65 or over. While some countries are relatively prepared to handle this increase in the elderly demographic, others are already feeling the squeeze and struggling with the challenges that come with a rapidly aging population. Which countries are the best…
The story of the three little pigs and their experience with property provides investors with valuable insights into how property booms occur and why they end. Each of the three little pigs chose a different strategy, one building a house from straw, another from sticks and the third from bricks, but in the end, only…
Have you ever kept a diary of how you spend your time? Well, if not, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has. They have released their time use study, which measures the daily activities of 2,000 diverse households, and of those aged 15 years and over in those households, had them keep a diary over two…
After months of declining dwelling approvals, the trend appears to be shifting positively. In fact, the latest data from ABS show that dwelling approvals rose a sharp 18.5% month on month in December, rebounding after the previous month’s 8.8% fall. The rise was driven by the very volatile apartment series (+56.6% month on month after…
