Many Australians are taking advantage of the current interest rates cuts to give their investment portfolios a boost. And it’s a reasonable strategy (but I have cautioned against being hasty and committing to fixed in…
You’d think by all of the media coverage on low interest rates and strengthening property markets that lending was equally as shiny at the moment.
Sure, it is much better than it was a year or two ago, when lending…
There’s been a lot of talk over the past few years about how tough the banks have become when it comes to assessing home loan applications.
And it’s true. The house price correction, pressure from the financial reg…
No one would argue that 2019 was a year of market ups and downs.
In fact, those words probably should be the other way around, with markets in many locations less than rosy at the start of this year.
I’ll even g…
What is the world’s most expensive property market?
Some of you may have guessed Sydney.
And to be fair you are close.
Sydney is the 2nd most expensive housing market in the world.
However, the clear leade…
Like me, you’ve probably been following the monthly median price results for property markets around Australia with keen interest.
What a difference a year makes! If you cast your mind back to this time last year, …
First home buyers will need to move quickly if they wish to benefit from a new government deposit scheme.
The Federal Government’s First Home Loan Deposit scheme comes into effect on 1 January next year.
The cav…
For a while there, it seemed like just about every investor you’d speak to was tapping into their superannuation nest eggs to buy real estate.
Seven or eight years ago, as major property markets in Sydney and Melbo…
