Top 3 reasons to work with a property advisor
Buying and selling real estate is a complex and important experience in life. Whether you’re a first time home buyer or you own multiple investment properties, property purchases are significant. The experience can be made more efficient and cost-effective when...
Is rent money dead money?
The received financial wisdom on housing has always been that people are better off paying off a mortgage than paying rent. However, Ernst & Young’s 2019 Safe as Houses report challenges this assumption – at least in the Sydney market.EY analysed 25 years’ worth...
Are Australian property prices finally stabilising?
In the last week of April, property advisers Urban Property Australia (UPA) reported that they believe the housing market in Melbourne, at least, would stabilise in the second half of 2019.The claim is based on several factors: Melbourne’s rising population, an...
Is the rental market really about to skyrocket?
We all know housing prices are taking a hit in 2018-19, with Melbourne and Sydney particularly affected. And while real estate sank by an average of around 4.8% in 2018, rents have risen.Property Observer gave several reasons for the price pressure in the rental...
The factors you need to consider when investing in property
Finance and investment are often discussed in terms of cycles. Property valuers, Herron Todd White (HTW), took that notion to its logical conclusion for real estate when they devised the National Property Clock.As the name suggests, this view of the real estate cycle...
What to do while waiting for property prices to recover
On 16th January, Fitch Ratings predicted that of all the property sectors in all the world, Australia would see the largest price falls – up to 5 per cent. On the plus side, increasing migration, falling unemployment and GDP growth ahead of the trend should see a...
Where is Australia’s Wealth?
Total Value of
Asset Class
- Residential Property – $7.5 Trillion
- Superannuation – $2.7 Trillion
- Shares on Australian Stock Exchange $1.9 Trillion
- Commercial Property – $0.98 Trillion
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