There are two extremes on the risk spectrum when it comes to describing property investors.
The spring property rush is likely to hit later this year after falling flat following a year of falling markets and the Royal Banking Commission
It’s no big secret that the property markets in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have in recent times slowed significantly. In fact, barely a day goes by without a media headline warning buyers about a looming market crash.
“The strength of new home building in Victoria has once again kept it ahead of New South Wales as the number one state on the Housing Scorecard,” stated HIA’s Acting Principal Economist, Geordan Murray.
Rent vesting is a powerful strategy that can enable you to buy your dream home and rent it out until you are in a strong enough financial position to manage the repayments when you move in. Own to live, own to invest or rent vest?
When you look at the Perth suburbs which are set for growth, the first question to ask yourself is, what do people value about living in Perth? How is that preference and identity changing? If we can pinpoint this, we can identify suburbs that are either currently undervalued or will be undervalued in the future.
Security issues arising from short-stay apartment rentals including unauthorised building access and robberies will add to the concerns of property owners already expecting to deal with rowdy parties and other disturbances over the Australia Day holiday weekend, says Archers the Strata Professionals.
How do calendar dates and school holidays affect the price of Brisbane’s housing market, experts weigh in.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is synonymous with the technology industry but it hasn’t typically been a core component of real estate. However, it is slowly but surely demonstrating its worth across many parts of the industry, including building design, smart homes and valuations.
Australia, we have to talk. You consistently provide some of the highest quality living standards in the world, be it via your beautiful scenery, incredible lifestyle offerings, or economic opportunity, whatever the metric, we rank near the top around the world.
In shopping centres around Australia, children are falling in behind their parents, dragging their feet from shoe shops to stationary stores as the toll of the first school bell for the year gets nearer.
In the lead up to the 2019 school year, we have reviewed property pricing trends for a number of Perth school catchment zones to test the theory that property prices do increase in locations, which offer sought after Government High Schools.
In the world of property investing, and the finance that comes along with it, one of the most challenging aspects is ensuring you get the best possible figure when valuations are completed on your holdings.
Australian median house prices have declined over the past year and are expected to only drop further, but with capital gain and equity in houses declining, it’s renters who are left to make up the difference.
In soft market conditions, I struggle to understand the motivation of some vendors who list their properties for sale but were unlikely to ever accept the reality of what buyers are prepared to offer.