by Sanjeev Sah | Mar 16, 2023 | Business, Property Investment
At the start of the year, many market commentators began to see a faint glimmer at the end of the interest rate tunnel. While inflation climbed to 7.8% over the December quarter, it was lower than the Reserve Bank of Australia’s forecast of 8%. So some thought the...
by Sanjeev Sah | Feb 17, 2023 | Business, Property Investment
Australian property prices have been on a downward spiral ever since the Reserve Bank of Australia started raising interest rates, with CoreLogic’s January national home value index down 8.9% from its peak in April last year. And with the Reserve Bank of...
by Sanjeev Sah | Jan 20, 2023 | Business, Property Investment
It’s a great time to be a property investor with CoreLogic’s latest quarterly rental review finding national rent values soared 10.2% during the 2022 calendar year. This uplift means rents are now up by a stunning 22.2% since they began their most recent upswing in...
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...