A big driver of Melbourne property prices has been its population growth. Respected economist Saul Eslake points out that in contrast to other states, population growth in Victoria is accelerating (reaching a seven-year high in mid-2016). Eslake says "even though there is a lot of new supply coming on-stream in Melbourne, prices could still keep rising during 2017, albeit at more moderate rates.” ...
Trumps’ presidency was predicted to be the downfall of Wall Street and global financial markets but as with Brexit this did not happen. In fact global equity markets soared on the back of Trump’s proposed stimulus measures for the US economy. ...
Housing affordability is at an all time low especially amongst first time buyers. Demographer Bernard Salt says those Millennials with desires to buy a house should consider curbing their lifestyle. ...
Where you buy your next property will have a profound affect on your future lifestyle. In this edition we discuss why some suburbs are appreciating more than others. ...
Property investment is being used to by many people to fund their retirement but many investors don't strategise and plan how to mitigate risk during the buy and hold period. ...
According to Roy Morgan 415,000 people are expected to retire over the next 12 months. From a younger person’s point of view this sounds like good news because it frees up jobs, but from an economic perspective it is a dire situation as dependence on government funding increases. ...
