Lucy Dean

Wage growth needs to surpass housing growth, claims RBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia has stated that although it does not focus on the property market, it “would be a good outcome” if the housing growth did not surpass income ...

FINANCE • Tue, 20 Feb 2018

Should you add your old apartment to your portfolio?

Investors looking to upsize their main residency may want to think twice about keeping that old apartment, according to a financial planner.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 13 Feb 2018

Interstate investment: Don’t just look at the price

When making the jump to investing in an interstate property, a property consultant warns there’s more than just a price point that needs to be considered.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 21 Nov 2017

Growth in older investors has RBA worried

The number of property investors over the age of 60 is on the up, and this trend is leaving the Reserve Bank of Australia nervous.

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 18 Oct 2017

‘Major structural change’ in property landscape

Lenders are moving away from property investors and towards upgraders, representing a “major structural change” in the landscape, new data reveals.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 16 Oct 2017

‘No evidence’ Chinese buyers are driving up housing prices

Despite public perception that the “nefarious actions” of Chinese buyers are pushing up housing prices, there’s “no evidence” of this, an analyst has argued.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 06 Oct 2017

Should empty nesters consider rentvesting?

Rentvesting is generally “more popular” with young Australians, but older Australians should “definitely” consider the strategy as well, Propertyology has said.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 26 Sep 2017

Property investors ‘shouldn't assume’ high returns will continue

Home owners and investors have experienced a slight softening in their housing returns and should expect a “further moderating” of returns over the next few months.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 25 Sep 2017

‘Melbourne has stolen Chinese buyers’: Juwai

More than 40 per cent of all Chinese-buying inquiries in the year to date have been for Melbourne, making the southern city Australia’s destination of choice.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 18 Sep 2017