Figures released by SQM Research reveal that the level of residential property rental vacancies rose during the month of December, recording at a vacancy rate of 2.6 per cent and coming to a total of 73,082 vacancies nationwide. This represents a 0.4 percentage point increase month on month and a 0.3 percentage point increase ...
This week the ABS revealed that inflation rose by 0.9 per cent during the December quarter, leading economists to predict that interest rates will remain at all-time lows for some time. In his weekly property commentary, Peter Sarmas examines the outlook for the Australian economy in general ...
The Sydney property market is not about to slow – it’s actually about to have its strongest start in over 15 years. Stock on market in Sydney fell to the lowest levels recorded on our index in December. For the month, there were just 20,479 properties listed in Sydney ...
It is likely that the housing shortage will continue to support property price growth in 2014, especially in major markets such as Sydney and Melbourne where housing stock levels were lower overall in 2013. December figures released by SQM suggested a monthly housing stock decrease of 26.4 per cent in Sydney ...
A small interest rate drop can significantly reduce the term of your mortgage, especially if you combine other interest saving strategies such as making fortnightly repayments, putting in extra payments whenever possible, and using an offset account ...
Recently I had the pleasure of dealing with two lovely vendors, who were selling their property without a real estate agent. Many buyers would wonder how this type of sale works, and many prospective vendors would question whether it’s the best way to sell a property. From a buyer agent’s point of view ...