Depending on who you ask, the world may be ending as we know it, at least in the property sphere! Property prices in a few cities are declining, and the price growth of 20% for the others has ended. But not all is lost! Last week I wrote in detail about property cycles and what to expect in the future for Australia’s property market, but a conversation with an existing client prompted this [...]
Confidence is surging amongst real estate investors in Australia despite the narrative being played out by the mass media. The media currently reports that real estate prices are falling, and investors have pulled out of the market. This could not be further from the truth. Property investors are undeterred about the recent interest rate rise, with current data reporting that new investment loans have doubled in the past twelve months ending [...]
There’s certainly a lot of commentary currently about the property market. The recent move from the Reserve Bank Of Australia to lift interest rates by 0.5% has created quite a stir; the question is how much of it is actually factual and how much is designed to sell newspapers?There’s no denying that interest rates are on the rise but after the longest continuous period of downward spiralling rates, does this really [...]
Queensland has long been considered the metropolitan alternative for those wanting everything New South Wales and Victoria have but just less busy, but that’s all about to change.Recent data released by the Queensland treasury has revealed an influx of people from New South Wales and Victoria will see South East Queensland’s population surge past six million by 2027.This surge in population would put further demand on the already severely undersupplied housing [...]
Is it really that time again? Yes, it is.We’ll head to the polling booths in under a month to vote on who should lead Australia moving forward.In recent weeks I’ve been asked, “will the looming federal election impact the Australian housing market?” Regardless of whether you are left, right or somewhere between, unfortunately, politics generally finds its way into the conversation of the property market. But for good or bad?I’ll make [...]
For as long as people have been investing in property there has been a common question. Should you buy a property for its capital growth potential, or should you buy a property for cash flow? With an interest rate rise potentially on the horizon many investors are revisiting this age-old debate, to gear negatively or positively. I want to address a glaring issue immediately that may be prudent for some of you and [...]
Brisbane's house prices have hit an all-time high, with the median reaching $792K. This represents one of biggest quarterly price hikes seen since 1996! Our research team have uncovered that last calendar year Brisbane house prices grew by a staggering 25.7% or $162,181. To save you the math’s, that equates to $444 per day. On the back of these numbers, it is no wonder many are predicting Brisbane property prices [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gey6PO1juCs&feature=youtu.be So, the property here, just over my shoulder, is one of my first investment properties. I did a live video a couple of years ago explaining that I always attend my annual inspections with my property manager. Now, there's three reasons why I do that. Reason one. Because I get to make sure that my property manager is doing their job. I pay money for a service, I wanna make [...]
Building a property portfolio can be similar to running a small business and it is no easy feat sometimes. By doing so, you demonstrate you are wanting to create better financial security for yourself, reduce your risk, have determination, and that you also have a keen business sense. We asked Wealthology’s most savvy investors to share their top 5 dirty little secrets so you too can avoid the common mistakes which [...]
There have been lots of changes in the financial industry of late including interest rate drops and changes to loan serviceability. These are all positive things for property investors. Interest Rate Drop In its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank dropped interest rates to a record low by cutting the cash rate by 0.25%, bringing it to a record low 1%. Following last month’s cut, we saw an action-packed few weeks in which 44 [...]
