Market

Well, the evidence is in.  CoreLogic’s October 2023 Home Value Index (HVI) shows an increase in property purchase prices of 0.8 percent for the past month, totalling an increase of 6.6 percent since the lowest price point registered in January...

After all the scare mongering and media hype about the mortgage cliff, we’ve arrived at what was forecast as the peak transition period, a three-month duration where the bulk of the sub 2% interest rate loans would expire. What cliff? The...

Australia’s housing crisis is set to intensify if politicians continue to use the issue for grand standing instead of actually implementing practical solutions, according the Property Owners’ Association of NSW. “It’s time to stop this nonsense by setting up an...

According to Domain Research, Australia’s housing market will be in a well-established, steady recovery over this (2023-24) financial year.Domain forecasts house prices in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth, and unit prices in Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart, could have fully recovered...

Well it seems the property market has found it’s base.  Despite the RBA increasing the cash rate again, the queues at opens are back and buyers are competing for their target property. The frustrating thing about buying property is that...

For many, many years I have been totally anti-apartments.  All I did was take a look at the amazing opportunities in buying houses – often for a much lower price – and I wouldn’t even give apartments a moment...

The announcement of further changes to tenancy regulations by both NSW Liberal and Labor parties is set to drive more property owners out of the market, causing more rental market pain at a time when supply needs to be...

In a market as volatile as the Australian housing market, it can be difficult to know what to do in order to come out on top.  Despite the media hype that ‘the market’ is falling, the reality is there...

If you’re buying to invest in property, shouldn’t you be aiming to achieve good returns on that investment?  If this is true, why do so many people become trapped by the big con of property depreciation?  The big con  A major problem with the property...

Let's have a round of applause for the NSW and ACT Governments. They have figured out a way to make signing up to one of the most sinister taxes sound like you're getting a great deal. What am I talking...