Property

‘Higher risk’: RBA, Citi sound alarm on property investment
16 October 2017
mortgagebusiness

More Australians are buying multiple properties, a high number of investors are over 60 and most investor mortgages are negatively geared, the Reserve Bank of Australia has warned.

ANZ acquires property technology start-up
5 October 2017
mortgagebusiness

One of the country’s big four banks has acquired a proptech start-up that provides access to predictive property price information.

RBA fears property investors could bring the market down
3 October 2017
mortgagebusiness

Given the high number of property investors in Australia, the Reserve Bank is worried that if capital growth slows, investors will put their properties on the market and hurt home owners in ...

'No such thing' as an empty Hobart property right now
22 September 2017
mortgagebusiness

Data from SQM Research has revealed that vacancy rates nationwide are generally trending while asking rates are trending up, with Hobart benefiting the most.

Sydney and Melbourne drive 10.2% rise in property prices
21 September 2017
mortgagebusiness

Property price increases in Sydney and Melbourne continue to drive up the average residential property price in Australia, despite moderation elsewhere.

ANZ sees ‘further evidence’ of cooling property market
15 September 2017
mortgagebusiness

A combination of factors is weighing on the Australian real estate market, with ANZ flagging a continued slowdown in price growth as the industry heads into 2018.

Home ownership rates continue to fall
15 September 2017
Home ownership rates continue to fall

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their biennial survey of household income and wealth earlier this week. The release has a huge amount of valuable data, but I thought it ...

More than 60% of young property owners 'over-indebted'
14 September 2017
mortgagebusiness

The average household debt across the country has nearly doubled since 2003–04 and young Australians are the most affected, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed.

Why you need a website and how to get it
11 September 2017
Zak Wilford, data capture, website, advantage and disadvantages of website

In my opinion, if you don’t have a website, you are putting yourself at a disadvantage to those that have one.

One-quarter of investors concerned over rising property prices
1 September 2017
mortgagebusiness

Cost of living is a concern for nearly one-third of Australian property investors while one-quarter worry about increasing property prices, a new survey reveals.