Investors looking for good rental yields have many options in the current market, according to CoreLogic. Over the past year, the national rental yield has remained stable at 3.7%. But, the picture is more nuanced across different cities…

by Sanjeev Sah | Jan 07, 2025 | Market Updates

What can we expect from home values in 2025? The answer is largely growth, according to Domain’s 2025 outlook. As the image shows, Domain is forecasting growth for the house market in all capital cities, with Perth remaining the country’s hottest market…

by Sanjeev Sah | Dec 17, 2024 | Market Updates

More investors are buying property than selling, according to a research report by CoreLogic. The report shows that the number of new loans to investors has consistently outpaced the number of investor listings since 2021 across every state…

by Sanjeev Sah | Dec 10, 2024 | Market Updates

Victorian property investors could benefit from stamp duty savings over the next year. In October, the Victorian Government announced a temporary off-the-plan stamp duty concession to help cut upfront costs for buyers of properties under strata titles. This includes apartments and townhouses…

by Sanjeev Sah | Dec 03, 2024 | Market Updates

If you are a first-time investor, you know that buying your first property is exciting. But, to make the move from being a single property owner to building a portfolio, your mindset has to be right. That means broadening your views to develop a long-term strategy that takes into account your current and future plans…

by Sanjeev Sah | Nov 26, 2024 | Market Updates

Property prices continue to climb, offering good future growth potential. Domain’s September 2024 quarter House Price Report showed that another 32 suburbs nationwide crossed the threshold of median values over $1 million…

by Sanjeev Sah | Nov 19, 2024 | Market Updates

Affordable housing is now the star performer in Australia’s real estate market, overtaking luxury homes in price growth, according to Ray White’s chief economist Nerida Conisbee. Ms Conisbee says this shift stems from “mortgage fatigue” as high interest rates hit those with large home loans the hardest, making affordable homes more appealing by comparison…

by Sanjeev Sah | Nov 12, 2024 | Market Updates

CoreLogic’s latest housing chart pack shows that investors made up 38.6% of new loan commitments in August, the highest level since April 2017, when it was slightly higher at 38.8%. This boost in investor activity comes despite slower national rent growth, which rose just 0.1% over the three months to August – the lowest increase in four years…

by Sanjeev Sah | Nov 05, 2024 | Market Updates

While positive gearing is the holy grail for many property investors, the reality is that negatively geared properties are fairly common. A negatively geared property is one that you spend more on than you’re earning in rent. And the biggest property expense is interest rates. The share of negatively geared properties tends to shift as rates fluctuate…

by Sanjeev Sah | Oct 29, 2024 | Market Updates

Property investors appear to be making a comeback. The latest lending indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that new investor loans increased by 1.4% ($164.7 million in value) in August 2024, bringing the total value of investor loans to $11.7 billion.…

by Sanjeev Sah | Oct 23, 2024 | Market Updates