There’s been plenty of attention on the supply and demand deficit contributing to the Australian property market’s resilience. As of May, new listings added to the market were -20% below the previous decade’s monthly average across Australia and the ‘months of supply’ ratio, which measures the amount of time it would take to deplete stock…
So after a few years of hard work, you’ve got a neat little fund set up, and you know that one of the best long-term ways to invest your money is to put it in property. You’ve heard the success stories of million-dollar portfolios, of investors who have managed to retire early on high-growth properties…
All investment asset classes move in cycles. Investment returns are almost never linear. As such, investors must expect good and bad periods, which is why patience and discipline are big contributors to an investor’s success. I suspect that commercial property investors’ patience and discipline are about to be tested. This asset class is facing a…
In good news for those stuck in “mortgage prison”, Australia’s biggest bank, CBA, has announced it will lower the stress test on select refinance applications from 3 percentage points to just 1 percentage point. By the APRA guidelines, banks are required to subject all new mortgage applications, including refinancing, to stress tests. But moves by…
In these changing times when property investors can no longer count on strong price growth, many are considering getting started in property development to help them ‘manufacture’ some capital growth. In fact, one of the most-read blogs on this site is How to Get Started in Property Development. It all sounds so simple. So what…
Almost 1,700 Australian house and unit suburbs have recorded a rental increase of 10% or more in the past year, despite the pace of rental growth showing signs of easing. CoreLogic’s national rental index shows the rate of rental growth has softened slightly, with rents up 0.8% in May compared to the 0.9% and 1%…
The Australian property market hasn’t taken the big, prolonged plunge that the pessimists forecast. In fact, the most recent PropTrack Home Price Index indicates that the ongoing price rebound carried on through May, and we’re seeing prices go up in more places than before. Home prices across the country have been going up for the…
With the end of the financial year coming up soon, I thought I would provide some general tax strategies for property investors to consider: 1. Documentation Keep summaries of all your rental income and expenses. This is much easier if you have your property manager looking after your property where they pay all expenses and collect all…
An undersupply of rental accommodation and an increase in renters is deteriorating affordability, a new report from ANZ and CoreLogic has found. The ANZ CoreLogic Housing Affordability Report: reflections on the pandemic and the rental market unpacks the state of affordability in the Australian rental market and looks at the many ways in which the…
How much do Australians love to renovate their homes? Well, according to Compare Market Australia’s latest research, Australia had the third-highest search volume for renovation terms, with an overall search term volume of 55.32 searches per month per 100,000 people. Additionally, Australia topped the list for bedroom and laundry renovation queries. Ahead of Australia were…
