How to get the most 'bang' from your renovations 'buck'
As property prices rise, more people are choosing to renovate their existing homes. David Wood of hockingstuart says renovations to the kitchen and bathroom and improving the garden deliver the greatest capital returns.
Should you wait until you’ve sold your place before checking out homes listed for sale? Or do you throw caution to the wind and buy that dream property first? Patrick Nolan, ME Bank's head of home loans, weighs up the options.
First-home buyers who use their superannuation to purchase their own home could end up with larger 'nest eggs' at retirement than if they continued to rent their whole lives, says the REIA.
"Successful property investment shouldn't be a game of highs and lows, but a rather boring state of affairs that quietly creates wealth for you over the years."
Auction buyers undeterred by rising interest rates and higher unemployment
The auction clearance rate across Australia's capital cities rose last week to 76.2 per cent, despite the prospect of interest rate rises and job losses.
National Australia Bank is the first of the big four banks to raise owner-occupier home-loan rates, lifting the rate by 7 basis points to 5.32 per cent.
Strong growth in the number of properties available for rent could mean population growth is increasingly housed in investment properties, says Cameron Kusher, head of research at CoreLogic.