Why Invest in Property?
Investing in property is a great way to boost your retirement savings and secure your financial future. But there are a lot of other great reasons to consider property investment as well, from the financial to the practical, to the simple fact that many people find it fun! In this first article in a new [...]
Don’t Follow the Sheep View of the Melbourne Property Market
The sheep view of Melbourne is that an over-supply in apartments is causing a slump in the market. But because we’ve released NRAS properties in Coburg this week I took a look at the apartment market in this area and also Abbotsford where we also have NRAS Property available, and frankly the fundamentals there are [...]
Dueling Housing Market Data Kings – RP Data vs Residex
We put housing market data kings Tim Lawless from RP Data and John Edwards from Residex head to head in this blog by giving you recent videos they have produced on the state of the market and where its heading in 2013. See if you can pick the common ground and the areas of difference [...]
Major Infrastructure Projects to Put on Your Property Investment Radar
If you put one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects, a new international airport and a new CBD precinct in the middle of a regional city of 300,000 people what do you think would happen to the property market? While you ponder this, imagine that this city is located on the coast with surf beaches, national [...]
Exclusive Fortitude Valley NRAS Opportunity
Get out your diary – you can’t miss this one. Just at a time when the property market is on the way up comes an investment opportunity that ticks all the boxes… and I mean ticks ALL the boxes. You’re invited to join us at an exclusive first-to-market launch of NRAS Apartments in Brisbane’s lifestyle [...]
Fortitude Valley Suburb Profile
Fortitude Valley has been attracting a lot of attention from investors, and it’s not hard to see why! A recent suburb profile produced by Resolution Research Strategists highlights some of the great aspects of this area from a property investment perspective. Key points include: – New apartments are expecting high yields of 8-9% – Very tight [...]
Loyalty has no reward – how the banks are making loyal customers pay for discounts on new loans
The RBA’s recently announced drop in the cash rate of 25 basis points has seen the major banks slow to pass on the rate cut to their customers, arousing a not atypical level of ire from mortgage holders. None of the majors has decided to pass on the rate cut in full, with ANZ, NAB and Commonwealth dropping [...]
5 Reasons Why Now is the Time to Invest in Property
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to cut rates by .25% last week, combined with anticipated further cuts in November, has sent property commentators into a spin of predictions as to whether the property market has bottomed out and is on the rebound. There are indications that the rate cut has improved investor confidence and [...]
Why is Australia Facing an Under Supply of New Housing?
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) yesterday announced that August saw the lowest number of new home sales in 15 years. The HIA, which is Australia’s leading residential building industry body, released data which showed that home sales across Australia declined 5.3% in August. This was made up of a 5.8% decline in the detached housing market [...]
RBA rate cut good news for property investors, sets solid course for the years ahead
The Reserve Bank’s announcement of a rate cut of 25 basis points came as welcome news to property investors yesterday. The RBA’s rate is now sitting at 3.25%, its lowest since October 2009. This should have an immediate impact on home owners and property investors, who will see an average $50 drop in weekly loan [...]
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