Is your postcode on the credit watchlist? Banks are reassessing their loan books and pricing in “risk” in the event of an economic downturn and/or interest rate hike. Peter Sarmas looks at the "risk factors" affecting households in our current property market. ...
Will the Chinese currency devaluation spell higher property prices for Melbourne? This week China shocked the world and devalued their currency by 2 per cent in an effort to stimulate their ailing economy. Peter Sarmas discusses the potential impact of this decision on Australia’s property market. ...
This weekend was earmarked as the luckiest day on the real estate auction calendar for chinese vendors and buyers, the 8th of the 8th. In this week's market wrap Peter Sarmas looks at the weekend's action results and discusses the RBA rate decision and how it affects the property market. ...
What is causing housing affordability to deteriorate? In this week's property market wrap Peter Sarmas looks at the HIA Affordability Index for the June quarter. He also analyses a worrying trend in Melbourne's property market highlighting buyers lack of due diligence when purchasing their new home or investment property. ...
What is changing in the property investment landscape? In this week's property market wrap Peter Sarmas analyses interest rates for property investor loans. He also discusses the question of why property prices are rising and looks at the hardship facing first home buyers trying to enter the property market. ...
Has the turmoil overseas in China and Greece had any impact on Melbourne's property market? Read Peter Sarmas' insights on the July results from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Sentiment Waning Consumer Index. We also review the results of an auction this weekend in one of Rosanna's premier streets.
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