Lucy Dean

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

WA budget slugs foreign buyers, helps state economy

The Western Australian government hopes to raise $48 million in additional revenue through a 4 per cent surcharge on property purchases made by foreign buyers.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 12 Sep 2017

APRA limits ‘extraordinarily successful’

Residential building is “on the threshold of a sharp decline”, courtesy of an “extraordinarily successful regulatory intervention” to discourage investors.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 08 Sep 2017

One-quarter of investors concerned over rising property prices

Cost of living is a concern for nearly one-third of Australian property investors while one-quarter worry about increasing property prices, a new survey reveals.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 05 Sep 2017