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Will higher interest rates cause property prices to fall?
After the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.35%, there was one question on every property investor’s lips: will rising interest rates cause property prices to fall? After all, record-low mortgage rates were a driver of the recent...
Everything you need to know about property market cycles
Australian property prices continue to rise over March, with CoreLogic's home value index up by 0.7% month-on-month. This rise was driven by stronger conditions in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and the ACT, along with several regional areas, offsetting a slip in values...
How to choose the right location to invest in
You’ve heard it once. You’ve heard it twice. You’ve heard it a thousand times. When it comes to property investment, it’s all about location, location, location. That’s because while you can change pretty much everything about a property, including its condition and...
Is now the right time to invest in property?
The Australian property markets got the year off to a strong start with CoreLogic’s home value index rising by 1.1% in January. That takes annual growth to a staggering 22.4% – the highest rate since June 1989. And the good news doesn’t stop there. Weekly rents hit...
What to expect from interest rates in 2022
Interest rates have been steadily falling over the past decade, but 2022 might be the year they finally start increasing. Between November 2010 and November 2020, the cash rate, which is set by the Reserve Bank of Australia, fell from 4.75% to a record-low of 0.10%....
Why so many Australians are ditching the city for a regional lifestyle?
Many of Australia’s regional property markets are booming right now. CoreLogic’s latest Regional Market Update found that the 25 largest non-metro markets collectively achieved a record increase in house prices over the year to October. Of the 25 regional markets...
How will the return of international travel impact Australian property?
After being closed for more than a year, Australia is finally opening up its international border. This is fantastic news for our tourism industry and the economy as a whole. But how will the return of international travel affect the property market? There are likely...
3 Common Mistakes Investors Make in a Booming Market
There’s no doubt about it. Australia’s red-hot property market is booming, with national home values rising by another 1.5% in September, according to CoreLogic. That takes prices 20.3% higher over the year to September – the fastest annual pace of growth since...
Property Prices See Record Quarterly Growth
Australia’s residential property market saw values jump 6.7% in the three months to June, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). That’s the strongest quarterly growth since ABS records began in September 2003 and means prices rose by a stunning...
Why you should be a borderless investor
There are over 2.2 million property investors in Australia, according to the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) most recent statistics, for the 2018-19 tax year. However, the vast majority (90.3%) of investors own only one or two investment properties. Percentage of...