Sasha Karen

Residential real estate at healthy levels: Mortgage Choice

According to Mortgage Choice CEO John Flavell, residential real estate in Australia has ‘never been healthier’.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 25 Sep 2017

How to find a gem among the weeds

When you’re looking to add another property to your portfolio, a search online may bring up a shabby-looking house with an unkempt yard and no interior photos

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 22 Sep 2017

Nearly 3 out of 4 households indebted: CoreLogic

CoreLogic’s latest Property Pulse has analysed the result of recent surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which reveal the state of household ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Vacant Perth rental properties drop below 10,000

For the first time since January 2016, the number of vacant rental properties in Western Australia’s capital have fallen below 10,000, which may be indicative of future ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Regional WA offering investors rental yields of up to 10%: report

A new report from a property investment consultancy shows what regional Western Australia can offer investors, with rental yields as high as 10 per cent.

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 20 Sep 2017

Vacancy rates on way down, weekly rent rates up

Data from SQM Research has shown nationwide vacancy rates are generally trending down and asking rates are trending up, with Hobart benefiting the most.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 19 Sep 2017

How should you sell: auction or private treaty?

As the property market is thawing out and starting up again, it’s important to know what methods you have to sell your property that work best for you, as the principal ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 18 Sep 2017

Bigger CGT discounts and MIT changes: Government details housing affordability measures for investors

First home buyers aren’t the only ones benefiting from the government’s attempts to make housing more affordable, with larger capital gains tax (CGT) discounts and ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 15 Sep 2017

Hobart could be the next Sydney, says property market analyst

With both Sydney and Melbourne markets cooling, a property market analyst has said a boom could occur in Tasmania’s capital city soon.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 15 Sep 2017