There are always bubblers and doomsayers around predicting the bursting of Australia’s property bubble. But recently US demographer Harry Dent has been wandering around the country telling anyone who’ll listen to him that we’re on the verge of an economic winter and when it comes, the fallout could be worse than even the Great Depression…
More Australians are planning to buy a new home in 2018 according to a recent survey of 2,250 Australian mums and dads. 24% of respondents of the 2017 Property Investor Sentiment Survey conducted by Michael Yardney’s Property Update together with Your Investment Property Magazine said they planned to buy a new home in 2018. This…
Are you planning to buy an investment property in 2018? Or maybe you’re planning to buy a new home? Well you’ll be in good company because around half the respondents of a recent survey plan to buy another investment property in the next 12 months, and 23% are planning to buy a new home. This…
AT EVERY property that’s open for inspection, agents will meet a range of buyers who will be in different stages of preparation to buy a home. Some are researching the neighbourhood, the street, the house and the price and trying to see what type of home they can get for their money. Even if they…
It all seems to be taking long now adays. Lot’s of property events are happening later in life than they did a decade ago according to Roy Morgan Research. Key life-events like moving out from the family home, living in a shared household, renting, having a home loan, and owning one’s own home. Is seems…
Australia’s property market has always been a complex puzzle, with different regions experiencing varying levels of growth, stability, and decline. Over the past year, we’ve seen this divergence become even more pronounced, with some markets booming while others have struggled. City Month Quarter Annual Total return Median value Sydney 0.3% 1.1% 5.6% 8.8% $1,174,867 Melbourne…
A new analysis from CoreLogic has identified 65 markets in Sydney and Melbourne where values are below record highs from the 2010s and vendors are even willing to sell at a loss… but buyers aren’t interested. Housing affordability in Australia continues to deteriorate on several fronts amd the rate of newly built housing supply has…
Brand new properties deliver different benefits to existing properties, from depreciation power to capital growth potential. When it comes to deciding which one makes the best investment, there’s no blanket answer — but there are factors that could sway your decision. Rather than attempting to categorise one as better than the other, which is a…
It’s an age-old question and one that I hear time and time again Should I buy a house? What if interest rates fall in 2025? Should I buy a property now or wait until then? Unfortunately, none of us have a crystal ball, we can’t predict what the future will hold. But there is one…
Property investors in Victoria will soon need to meet minimum heating and cooling standards under new proposed minimum standards. The state government has begun the consultation process to expand rental standards, which includes requirements for ceiling insulation, draught proofing, hot water efficiency and cooling necessities. The proposed changes to Victoria’s minimum rental standards were open…