by Sanjeev Sah | Dec 14, 2022 | Business, Property Investment
A lot can happen in just 12 months. Take the cash rate, which started off 2022 at a historical low of 0.10%. It’s now at 3.10% – the highest point in a decade. Increasing the cash rate makes borrowing more expensive. So that, in turn, has reduced buyer demand and...
by Sanjeev Sah | Nov 17, 2022 | Business, Property Investment
Much like any other market, Australia’s residential property markets are subject to the law of supply and demand. That means: When demand exceeds supply, home values typically rise When supply exceeds demand, home values typically drop But here’s where it gets...
by Sanjeev Sah | Oct 17, 2022 | Business, Property Investment
The finance landscape changed in May when the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the official cash rate from its historical low of 0.10% to combat inflation. By October, just six months later, the cash rate had increased by 2.50 percentage points – the fastest pace...
by Sanjeev Sah | Sep 20, 2022 | Business, Property Investment
Australian tenants are struggling to find homes to live in after the national vacancy rate fell to 0.9% in August, a 16-year low, according to SQM Research. With just under 33,000 residential properties available to rent nationwide – down from 36,700 in July – Louis...
by Sanjeev Sah | Aug 16, 2022 | Business, Property Investment
Albert Einstein might have discovered the theory of relativity, but he wasn’t a lone genius. Rather, the most brilliant mind in history collaborated with friends and colleagues, including Marcel Grossman, during the development process. Similarly, while natural...
by Sanjeev Sah | Jul 14, 2022 | Business, Property Investment
There’s plenty of negative news these days, what with prices rising, interest rates rising and property prices falling. But it’s important to put these so-called problems into perspective. Take interest rates, as an example. While the Reserve Bank of Australia...