The clampdown on investment lending from regulatory bodies such as the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has not deterred people from investing in property.
Economists are predicting house prices to get a bump up from rattled stock market investors looking to invest in property after last week’s market turmoil.
The Centre for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has called for an overhaul of retirement income policy to help future generations buy their own home and avoid slipping into poverty.
The inner-eastern school belt of suburbs have been identified as one of the best places to buy apartments in Melbourne.
The value of reverse mortgages in Australia has grown to $3.7 billion according to a new Deloitte report, with an increasing number of retirees using them to supplement their superannuation retirement income.
Punters will always pay a lot for hip, cool and funky inner-city dwellings and apartments despite the release of more land and the building of new houses.
The number of off-the-plan apartments advertised for sale has jumped by 154 per cent in Australia in the last three years.
Commercial property sales are running hot so far in 2015, with auctions for investments recording a clearance rate over 90 per cent for the first half of the year.
Tax reform will be firmly on the new Turnbull Government’s agenda to grow the economy, and Shelter WA will be lobbying for changes to negative gearing.
The housing cycle in Australia has peaked, according to Morgan Stanley analysts.
Stricter regulations on lending, slowing immigration and inflated property prices are set to take their toll on the property sector say the wealth management company.
