Hot property market sizzles into summer Metropolitan housing markets experienced yet another quarter of bumper price growth, however the regions are giving the cities a run for their money. According to CoreLogic figures for the three months to November 30, the combined capital city dwelling median had...
Australian house prices rose 1.3 per cent in November and are now 22.2 per cent higher than a year ago, according to CoreLogic’s latest national home value index. While price rises have now continued for 14 months in a row, the monthly increase was the smallest...
The property boom has crossed another major threshold. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia’s residential housing market is now valued at more than $9 trillion. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said that price property growth results were in...
The property boom has crossed another major threshold. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia’s residential housing market is now valued at more than $9 trillion. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said that price property growth results were in...
APRA hopes changing the rules around how banks assess the serviceability of home loans will cool rising household debt levels. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has bumped up the serviceability buffer in response to concerns around overall household debts. In a letter to lenders explaining the...
Buying your first home is always a big step, but with property prices rising faster than pay packets taking that first step seems more challenging than ever.National house prices rose 20 per cent in the year to September, the fastest growth since 1989. Higher prices...
If so, you may wish to hold off until April 2022 - so you can benefit from the changes to the downsizer superannuation contribition rules which take effect on July 1st! Currently if you downsize your home and you are over age 65, then you (and...
NAB has upgraded its property price growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 in its latest quarterly property report. The bank now expects growth of 22.7 per cent nationally in 2021 compared to its previous forecast of 18.5 per cent, on the back of stronger-than-expected outcomes in...
The explosion in property prices, which has headlined the Australian landscape for the past 12 to 18 months, could be about to halt, with the nation’s chief regulator applying the brakes on the amount home buyers can borrow. A report in domain.com.au reveals the buffer, at...
Getting your hands on a piece of the property market is a huge learning experience and one of the most exciting (and daunting) milestones you can achieve in your adult life. At the same time, the process of becoming a homeowner can be an emotional,...
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Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.