Shannon Molloy, deputy editor of Australian Property Investor Magazine, has posted a commendably detailed and informative article on-line on the above topic. Discover what the legal and tax implications are, he writes, when converting your family home into an investment property: Whether you’re taking off overseas for a holiday or new job, moving interstate or buying a new house elsewhere, it’s probably crossed your mind to rent out your current family home rather than sell...
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Interesting new research about the emotional drivers behind property purchases cements the undeniable reality that investors are just like everyone else – sometimes susceptible to thoughts that go against their better judgment. “I reckon another $10,000 will get this bad boy across the line,” the agent smiled, smoothing down his slick suit and nudging his Montblanc pen closer towards me. “Just write the new offer amount there and initial it, and I reckon it’ll be...
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Southbank residents either don’t take showers or many apartments are empty most of the year. A study has found more than 64,000 residential properties in Melbourne are rarely used and almost 12,700 appear unoccupied, with Southbank the top area for vacancies. The findings are based on an analysis of water use commissioned by Prosper Australia, a group seeking tax changes to improve the efficiency of land use. The Speculative Vacancies in Melbourne report, now in its sixth...
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It has to be one for the books when a real estate agent is saying property prices are becoming unsustainable and a Reserve Bank heavy says they’re not. Yet I heard both the same day. And no, I didn’t mix the quotes up, though context can be an elusive thing. The agent was commenting on research suggesting Sydney values could jump by up to 20 per cent next year, while the Reserve’s assistant governor was...
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ARE “investors” piling into the housing market, or “speculators”? One thing appears certain: wealthier Australians are buying houses and apartments from each other with increasing velocity, dissatisfied with the paltry returns on their bank deposits and are topping up their buying power with cheap loans. How do we know this? Growth in total housing credit in the economy is still weak but auction clearance rates are matching post-GFC highs and capital city house prices are...
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Residex believes there are at least 5,000+ suburbs in Australia that you should potentially consider when buying a house or a unit as an investment. That may sound daunting, but it is easy to narrow down the list by following a few simple rules. 1. Think about the long-term Magazines, newspapers and online articles or blogs about investment are a great place to start your research as they offer some useful tips and insights on...
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The Australian property bubble is speculation that real estate prices in Australia may (currently) be overvalued. This may be a real estate bubble. The bubble has been driven mostly by housing within Australia becoming investment tools instead of necessities. This was driven by the powerful real estate lobby, who heavily lobbied Paul Keating, John Howard and multiple other Australian prime ministers. Some experts, including Treasury officials,[1] believe the Australian property market is a significant bubble. It is arguably the biggest property bubble in...
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ELEANOR HALL: The Reserve Bank board today joined global financial authorities in issuing a warning about low interest rates having the potential to fuel a property price bubble. In the minutes from its September meeting, the central bank mirrored today’s IMF warning and last week’s caution from the local regulator APRA that banks need to be vigilant about their lending standards. The RBA has also warned about potentially risky property investments in self-managed superannuation funds....
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INQUIRY rates for granny flats have soared this year and they’re not all planned as a home for older relatives. Specialist builders say there has been “a substantial increase” in the number of people asking about ancillary accommodation or “granny flats’’ since the State Government announced in March it would change legislation to allow the flats to be rented to non-relatives. Investment experts said the legislation changes, gazetted on August 2, would be a “game...
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NEW houses in Australia’s capital cities are being built on plots of land that are up to one third smaller than 10 years ago, says industry analyst BIS Shrapnel. BIS Shrapnel’s report, Outlook for Residential Land, says property developers are now producing smaller lots to encourage demand. The higher density of housing also boosts the developers’ revenues. “Median lot sizes have shrunk by between 14 and 32 per cent across the capital cities over the...
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