By Kristie Kwok on 30 Jan 2014 No Comments
Even if your investment attributes includes a good location, great living space and perfect surroundings, a problem property can land you in financial difficulties and eat away your investment returns. If you are an owner-occupier rather than an investor, you risk the lifestyle and even the safety of your family ...
By Louis Christopher on 29 Jan 2014 No Comments
SQM Research has published some property data on the nation’s resources-based towns by way of listings and vacancy rates. As can be seen, there is a wide variety of results. That suggests to me a universal truth – housing markets are very dependent upon the underlying economic base of the locality ...
By Peter Sarmas on 28 Jan 2014 No Comments
Westpac Chief Economist Bill Evans expressed a sombre view of the economy and the housing market in his latest economic update. Consumer confidence flagged in January and recent local and global data was less than inspiring, while the latest labour market data contained significantly lower than expected employment figures ...
By Cate Bakos on 28 Jan 2014 No Comments
Last week I had the pleasure of securing a 3 bedroom 1950s era brick home in a beautiful location within Ballarat for two very special clients. The brief was particularly challenging for two reasons; firstly, they had already purchased last year in Ballarat's Wendouree, and secondly, they wanted two properties priced under $250,000 ...
By Louis Christopher on 27 Jan 2014 No Comments
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 ...
By Peter Sarmas on 25 Jan 2014 No Comments
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 ...
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