Three events occurred recently that will inject life into the property market. First, the ALP lost the Federal Election – removing the threats to negative gearing. Then the Australian Prudential Regulator (APRA) announced changes to
Read MoreMichael Pascoe| The New Daily| 4 December 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/12/04/house-prices-forecast-pascoe/ there’s no praise or notice for saying what “everybody else” is saying. This leads to the outlier forecasts, the predictions above or below the consensus. These are
Read MoreIsabelle Lane| The New Daily| 28 November 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/11/28/top-regional-property-markets/ As the property downturn deepens in Sydney and Melbourne, investors are turning their attention to once-ignored regional markets, with one town standing out among the pack of top performers.
Read MoreIsabelle Lane| The New Daily|4 December 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/12/04/housing-downturn-buyers-remorse/ A survey of 1500 current and prospective home buyers by home loan lender ME found home owners who bought their properties in the past year were significantly more worried about
Read MorePete Wargent BlogSpot\ 23 October 2018 http://petewargent.blogspot.com/2018/10/land-price-boom-continues.html Land prices up another 16 per cent Property transaction volumes have been crippled in recent months. But one key dynamic has not changed. The capital cities continue to
Read MoreRebecca Pike| Australian Broker| 26 October 2018 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/first-home-buyers-at-highest-level-in-8-years-256609.aspx Lending to first home buyers has grown by 74% in Sydney in the last year, according to a report released this week. QBE’s Australian Housing Outlook 2018-2021
Read MoreIsabelle Lane| The New Daily| 17 September https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/09/17/housing-crash-60-minutes/ A television report alleging Australian home prices could crash by as much as 40 per cent in the next year has been slammed by property experts. Titled “Bricks and Slaughter”, the 60 Minutes
Read MoreBrendan Coates| The Conversation| 24 July 2018 https://theconversation.com/migrants-are-still-buying-into-the-dream-of-home-ownership-but-its-becoming-more-elusive-100246 Recent Australian migrants are buying into the Great Australian Dream of home ownership. But rates of home ownership among recent migrants are falling, as they are among
Read MoreMelissa Heagney| Domain| 21 August 2018 https://www.domain.com.au/news/thousands-of-australians-forced-into-rental-stress-report-highlights-income-disparity-20180821-h147ad-759186/ Renters living in the inner-suburbs of Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane are spending nearly half of their wages on rent – so much that renting is becoming as unaffordable as buying, according
Read MoreCharlotte Hamlyn| The New Daily| 19 August 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/08/19/baby-boomers-moving-back-grown-kids/ In a tough housing market, more and more young people are opting to stay living at home for longer. But there is another growing trend —
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