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Could an Apartment Be The New Aussie Dream Home?

By Kristie Kwok on 3 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

While the freestanding house was once the great Australian dream, apartment living is being embraced by modern buyers. The notion that today’s Aussie dream home can be something other than a detached house with a garden is not entirely new. In recent years, there has been a shift in favour of other types of dwellings ...

Outer Suburbs Offer Affordable Housing in Melbourne but Risk Work-Life Balance

By Kristie Kwok on 31 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

While there are both advantages and disadvantages to moving further away from Melbourne’s CBD, buying a house in the outer suburbs may be the only choice for many, unless they are prepared to give up dwelling space and a garden by living in an apartment. Due to growing house prices, affordable homes close to the CBD ...

Self-Managed Super Fund Property Buying Sky High Amid Serious Concerns

By Kristie Kwok on 23 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The big question in 2014 is whether we will see any tapering of self-managed super funds buying property through borrowing, given the concerns expressed by regulators, Treasury, RBA and the new government. In 2007, superannuation laws changed which resulted in capital gains tax exemptions and fewer restrictions on SMSF borrowing ...

Melbourne Property Market 2013: Steady Recovery Overall

By Kristie Kwok on 23 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Real estate trends in Melbourne show high auction clearance, quick private sales and growth in building approvals. The Melbourne housing market has recovered strongly from a poor 2012. House prices grew by 6.6 per cent and sales volumes have also gone up ...

Melbourne Housing Market Proves Resilient Against Financial Crises

By Kristie Kwok on 19 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Melbourne’s property prices have trended upwards over the last thirty years, showing media talk of housing pains is overzealous. Just over two years ago, the talk of the media was all about how Melbourne’s property market would remain in the doldrums for the next decade. However, on a national level ...

Overvalued Aussie Dollar the Biggest Threat to Economy

By Kristie Kwok on 18 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

According to the latest IMF findings, the biggest threat to the Australian economy in the near future is the strong Aussie dollar. The level of exchange rate is difficult to control because it is determined by both local factors and influences outside the Australian economy. Theoretically, direct intervention from the RBA could weaken ...

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