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
