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Property Wealth the Ultimate Incentive for Home Ownership

By Kristie Kwok on 26 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

For those pondering the age old question of whether to rent or buy, it may be of interest to know that having equity in housing is strongly linked to being wealthy. It can even be said that building equity is seen as the main way to accumulate wealth in Australia ...

Which Melbourne Suburbs Have The Most Homes Available for Rent?

By CoreLogic RP Data on 26 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Based on rental advertisements, the easiest place to find a rental home in Melbourne is in the inner city or inner southeast. Melbourne, St Kilda, South Yarra, Southbank and Docklands have each seen well over 1,000 units advertised for rent in the past year. The central suburb of Melbourne recorded just over 4,000 ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – February 22, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 22 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Unemployment rates released last week reveal that joblessness in Victoria has reached its highest level since January 2002. In his weekly market commentary, Peter Sarmas considers the impact this could have on future interest rate decisions from the RBA ...

CBD Vacancy Rates Rising at Rapid Rate

By Louis Christopher on 20 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

National vacancy rates continue their slow rise. Nevertheless, I would like to make a note of warning for CBD locations in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne, where vacancy rates are rising at a very rapid rate. Those who are considering investing in the CBDs of these three cities should be strongly aware of this fact ...

First Home Buyers Climb Housing Ladder with Negatively Geared Property

By Kristie Kwok on 20 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent survey results suggest a number of first home buyers are using property negative gearing to enter the housing market. This news comes after AMP Capital’s chief economist Shane Oliver recently encouraged first time buyers to consider negative gearing as a strategy to buy their first property ...

Where You Live Matters: The Impact on Health and Behaviour

By Kristie Kwok on 19 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent survey results released by Digital Finance Analytics suggest that in the urban cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, those wishing to get on the housing ladder consider traditional requirements such as commute times, local shopping and access to sporting facilities less important now than in 2010 ...