Property markets around Australia are facing headwinds, in fact they are facing challenges from many directions. But as always our markets are fragmented. Some areas are performing well, especially established suburbs in our capital cities and some regional locations. While other segments of our property markets are best avoided. RiskWise CEO Doron Peleg said property…
You may have heard journalists and economists use the phrase “two-tiered economy” in the past, and wondered: what does it actually mean? Without over-simplifying, it’s exactly what it sounds like – it means there are two streams of the economy running concurrently. In one, many people are struggling to make ends meet, and in the…
Australians have wiped a total of $5.5 billion of debt accruing interest from their credit cards since the start of COVID-19, a drop of 20 per cent, according to figures released by the RBA. During this time Australians also took the scissors to their credit cards, closing almost half a million accounts in four months….
Are you considering buying property based on recent headlines that working from home is a game-changer for property? I know I read in the media, almost every day, that this new working from home phenomenon will apparently lead to a boom in regional and seaside towns. I remember reading similar headlines over a decade ago,…
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Today, we answer some of your common questions. Questions like … How should your property investment strategy change given the current circumstances? Should you still be focusing on capital growth for your investments? How do you transition from the capital growth stage to the cash flow stage for your investments? We’ll also talk about those…
Working from home became de rigueur for many people in 2020. Travel restrictions and social distancing on account of a contagious virus meant that there was a large increase in the number of people setting up workplaces in their spare room on the kitchen bench. But not all jobs can be done from the comfort…
Melbourne’s empty rentals soar by 20 percent in one month! Residential rents could fall 30%! The number of vacant rentals in Melbourne has skyrocketed. These are all headlines I read in the last couple of days and I can understand why they would scare the pants off many property investors. But before you get too…
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What will life be like post-COVID-19? Even though many of us have spent weeks dreaming about the day things are going to get back to normal, it may not be as smooth sailing as some of us would like. We can expect to see lots of changes. Your favorite café might not survive the shutdowns….
Two major long term drivers of our economy have been inflation and our population growth But what’s ahead now? The large demand shock from the Coronavirus pandemic will keep inflation low, both here in Australia and globally. At the same time immigration will be low in the short term. So how will these factors affect…
If you are like most people Australians chances are you would be reading headlines like: “Property market in a freefall”, “The death of the property investing”, etc etc. It all started since Coronavirus entered into the public’s lexicon and now with all the talk of recession. I wouldn’t blame you if you were starting to…
