How much superannuation you need at your age to retire comfortably
Australians need far more saved up in super than they do to be able to retire comfortably. This is how much you should have. A…
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Westpac slashes fixed home loan rates to some of the lowest ever offered in the lending market
Melbourne auctions: Mornington Peninsula and outer suburbs notch huge results
RBA papers points to 30% house price rise
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Millennials charging the property market, but could face long-term pain
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First-home buyers in the money as governments splash the cash
First-home buyers and investors are long-time competitors in the Australian property market. When investor activity is high, first-home buyer activity is low and vice versa….
First Look: $190m Kangaroo Point Green Bridge
The Brisbane City Council will fast-track the planned Kangaroo Point pedestrian bridge to bring forward investment and drive employment following the coronavirus pandemic. The bridge,…
The Corelogic Datasets Capturing The Coronavirus Shift
The past four weeks have seen rapid declines in the cash rate, several changes to fiscal and monetary policy, and a complete halt in business…
Coronavirus pandemic could see house prices plummet by 20 per cent, economist warns
The spread of coronavirus across Australia could see unemployment reach about 10 per cent and house prices drop 20 per cent — and that may…
What will the impact of coronavirus be on Sydney’s property market?
As the real estate sector braces for the economic impact of coronavirus and unemployment levels look set to skyrocket, agents are looking to yesterday’s top…
Australian housing market will hit the wall in coronavirus recession, experts say
Economists say house prices could fall as much as 20% if the recession lasts longer than six months The Reserve Bank’s dramatic $90bn boost for…
Superannuation returns hit a six-year high in 2019, but investors warn of a 2020 slowdown
Super funds put in an outstanding performance in 2019, with the median growth fund up 14.7%. Figures from SuperRatings show the median, or typical, balanced…
State by state: A December update on Australia’s property markets
Australia’s housing-market rebound continued over the last month, led by strong price growth in our two big capital cities, Melbourne and Sydney. It’s really been…
First Home Buyers: How to buy with just a 5 per cent deposit
The hardest part of buying a property in Australia isn’t necessarily affording the sky-high prices – it’s mustering up enough cash to cover a 20…
Westpac halves deposits for interest-only property investors
Westpac Group, the nation’s largest lender to property investors, is making a grab for a share in the booming investor market by halving deposits for…
Property market showing signs of recovery with surge in owner-occupier and investor lending
Australia’s housing market is showing further signs of recovery, thanks to a surge in the number of people who are borrowing — and taking out…
Best and worst-performing suburbs in the last 5 years
Australia’s property market has officially swung around as of August, but since 2014, the house values of some suburbs in particular have moved quite dramatically….
Green shoots appearing in property market as Sydney and Melbourne turnaround
There are early signs the housing market may be recovering, with small price rises in Sydney and Melbourne – where house prices have dropped the…
Sutherland apartments development ‘progressing well’ after earlier problems
Problems which halted work on The Linden apartments project at Sutherland for 10 months are well in the past and work is “progressing well”, the…
Australia’s Housing Market Is Suddenly Heating Up Again
After a two-year slide, Australian house prices look to have bottomed out, sending buyers flocking back to the market. Case in point: An auction for…
Post election confidence good property market
The re-election of the Coalition Government will likely see a return in confidence to the Sydney housing market, local developer Peter Gribble says. Mr Gribble…
The Aussie city where property prices will rise faster than Sydney, Melbourne
Sydney is renowned for its eye-watering property prices, but another unlikely Australian city is set to see a property market boom. Surprisingly, Brisbane property prices…
Italy woos wealthy global investors with resident scheme that caps tax on global income at €100,000, abandons property ownership requirement
New Resident Regime Scheme, passed in 2017, caps annual tax liability on global income Italy’s mainstream residential property market has been caught in multi-year downdraft,…
How to be tax ready this year
The Australian Taxation Office is advising taxpayers that improvements to reporting requirements mean that some people may not receive a payment summary directly from their…
The stunning collapse in investor home loans across Australia, in one chart
The value of new investor home loans in Australia has fallen nearly 50% in just three years. Much of the decline has been concentrated in…
Brisbane’s Best 10 Suburbs to ‘Live, Work and Play’
Effective transport connectivity, the decentralisation of the CBD, and an innovative planning framework to counteract inefficient urban sprawl will help improve the liveability of South…
Investors claim Aussies need three properties to replace their income
THINK first homebuyers are getting screwed over now? Wait until you hear the advice these experts have for the “average Aussie”. IF YOU ever plan…
Australian home price slide worsens, Melbourne leads real estate fall
Australia’s housing downturn is getting worse, with the more expensive end of the market in Melbourne and Sydney leading the declines. CoreLogic’s monthly home price…
ANZ tries to lure new mortgage customers with lower rates
ANZ is trying to expand its share of the lucrative mortgage market.CREDIT:WAYNE TAYLOR ANZ Bank is ramping up its attempt to attract new lower-risk home…
Australian Market Update – July 2018
We have received a number of request from various supporters of Quantum for more information on the current state of the Australian property market. This…
The Australian housing markets tipped to outperform over the next 12 months, according to industry experts
Australian home prices have fallen in each of the past nine months in average weighted terms, led by ongoing declines in Sydney and Melbourne. Many…
Brisbane apartment slump over with values set to rise: Moody’s
The latest housing report believes “the worst is over” for the housing slump, especially in the apartment sector.Source:News Corp Australia RELIEF may be in sight…
John McGrath says Brisbane should be on investors’ radars
John McGrath: ”If you haven’t been to Brisbane for a number of years, get on a plane.” Daniel Munoz Real estate agent John McGrath says Brisbane…
Financial planner reveals how much you need to stop working and be considered wealthy
Businessman hands holding money — Australian dollar bills. equity crowd-funding — Australian money for business ideasSource:Supplied THERE is a certain, surprising, figure wealth experts say…
From world’s most liveable city to Australia’s most expensive city?
When it comes to making housing affordable, Melbourne has always done it better than Sydney. Sydney’s geography may be spectacular, but it’s bad for building…
Brisbane yields to draw investors
Brisbane is expected to continue to see good rental yields for investors. Picture: Brisbanemarketing.com.au. INVESTOR numbers seem to have fallen off a cliff in southern…
Increasing Jobs, Migration & Housing Affordability Aligning to Spur Boom
A new report by CBRE Research has found that the fundamentals of an economic boom in Queensland are present and that all signs show that…
Brisbane – A New World City
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Why you should invest in Woolloongabba?
If you’ve been following the markets, you’ve no doubt heard that Brisbane offers good opportunities for investors. However, there are a lot of suburbs to…
Matusik Presentation – Market Outlook
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The positive signs of Sydney’s residential market upturn
Stronger economic conditions over short term Lacking such external drivers as commodity prices (Western Australia) and a strong international tourist magnet (such as the Gold…
Developer pre-sells $300m of apartments
The push into Australia by leading Chinese apartment developer, Greenland Holding Group, has only begun but already runs are on the board. This month the…
Property ANZ says market to grow 20pc – House prices tipped to soar six times wages
Australian Property prices will surge more than six times average wages between now and end of 2015, according yo a bullish forecast by the nation’s…
RP Data: House prices down -1.2% in May
RP Data has just released its daily index results for 31 May, which has enabled me to calculate the dwelling values results at the 5-city…