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What’s the outlook for the Australian property markets for the rest of 2021 and beyond? This is a common question people are asking now that our real estate markets are up and running again. A report recently released by ANZ Bank predicts house prices at the national level will rise to a strong 17% through…
Play this important message from Michael Yardney Are you wondering what will happen to the Sydney property market over the balance of 2021 and into next year? Well… Sydney property prices rose by 6.3% in the last quarter and Sydney’s auction market remains strong clearing well over 85% of auctions in many parts of…
We know the property markets are booming around Australia, but I was shocked when I read that we’re buying close to $1billion worth of properties every day. Then I drilled down into the numbers… A record $31 billion of finance flooded into our property markets in April alone! As you can see from the chart…
Auction clearance rates remained strong this weekend despite a flood of properties being put on the market, Dr Andrew Wilson of My Housing Market was tracking 2,323 auctions in the major auction capitals this weekend, which was predictably well above last weekend’s Queen’s Birthday record of 1,413 and significantly higher than the 1,019 homes auctioned…
There are bad apples in every bunch, and property is no different from any other industry. Unfortunately, the property sector is largely unregulated when it comes to fraudulent “aficionados” because a license isn’t required in order to describe yourself as an “expert”. And now with the housing markets around Australia booming again, there’s a new…
It is my contention that similar provisions should be available to banks and mortgage brokers. Often, the way you assess an application for a borrower with a net worth of $2,000 compared to a borrower with $20 million will vary. Making this distinction allows lenders to apply a more common-sense approach. However, unfortunately, no such…
There are over 2.88 billion dollars worth of tax deductions that investors are leaving on the table. With a little knowledge and planning in the lead-up to June 30, there are key decisions that investors can make today that will pay dividends when they meet with their accountant in July. Here are 5 tips to…
High price growth often motivates investors to buy properties in the expectation that the growth will continue or even escalate, so are investors about to jump on board and turn this boom into a price bubble? Although the number of investors in the property market is growing, the percentage of investors buying property is around…
Our property markets have been surging this year with double-digit growth in sight for all our capital cities. And now that more Australians feel secure about our economy in general, and their jobs in particular, this will only place more impetus under our markets. I recently heard someone suggest our housing markets are on a…
The use of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF) has skyrocketed over the past decade in particular. Among the many reasons for this increase is the ability to purchase residential property in your SMSF with borrowings – debt via what’s called a Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement, or LRBA. In essence, the LRBA structure allows an SMSF to…
