
Sydney’s property market finally sees a fall in prices
Australia’s most expensive capital city for property has recorded the largest fall in prices in the nation for the December quarter 2015.

Australia’s most expensive capital city for property has recorded the largest fall in prices in the nation for the December quarter 2015.

Interest Rates to Remain on Hold according to Commsec Economist.

With banks still coy about lending on development, I thought I would post some of the major reasons that we see for development deals being declined and some tips to avoiding these pitfalls.

Nearly all economists seem to agree that interest rates will be put on hold for at least a couple of months following lower than expected inflation figures for the December quarter last year:

The latest data has shown that the housing market across the country has risen ever so slightly over the December quarter:

There has been quite a bit of conjecture among economists recently over whether or not Australia is in a housing bubble. The argument has been fuelled by the latest Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey,which indicates that out of the 82 major metropolitan cities measured, all with populations over one million, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all measured among the top 15 least affordable.

It will be interesting to see how this will effect the Victorian market. Should give quite a boost to the lower/middle end of the market I would think:

Here is an interesting article with two buyers agents regarding their opinion’s on Market trends and hotspot’s to buy:

The Australian resdiential property market continues to boom with Melbourne dominating house price performances.

We reqularly get questions about the pro’s and cons of borrowing for investment properties through different structures, so I thought I’d summarise the various ways you can structure your purchases and borrowings: