Investors …waiting and watching!

It’d seem the stars are aligned: low rates, population growth, low vacancy rates, strong rental market and a shortage of housing in the majority of capital cities.
Since late 2008, the number of loans to first home buyers has outweighed substantially those to existing owner-occupiers and investors as first-time buyers rush to take advantage of the [...]

House price rise bucks a global trend

The value of Aussie homes increased in the first quarter, bucking a global trend downwards, according to a recently issued report.
House and flat prices in Australia increased in value by 1.6% in the first three months of the year, helped by a scarcity of supply, lower interest rates and incentives to first-home buyers.
The slight recovery [...]