Author: Michael Yardney on
18 August 2010
Few economists were surprised when the Reserve Bank held official interest rates at 4.5% at it's recent August meeting, but there is still a lot of conjecture as to just how high interest rates might climb over the next two years.
Author: Michael Yardney on
11 August 2010
One of the hot issues for the upcoming election is population growth and immigration. This is obviously very important for property investors because our population growth has been driving the demand side of the supply and demand equation, and has been one of the major factors giving our property markets the boost they needed to keep rising.
Author: Michael Yardney on
4 August 2010
One of the most common questions I'm asked by beginning investors wanting to fast track their success is:" Knowing what you know now, if you were to start all over again, what would you do differently to speed up the growth of your property investment portfolio?"
Author: Michael Yardney on
28 July 2010
"Doomsday" economists were adamant that Australia's housing market would collapse under the combined weight of affordability issues and the GFC last year and many still insist there's a growing housing bubble. But house values rose significantly over the last 12 months and according to Macquarie Bank economist Rory Robertson, claims of a housing bubble "don't stand up to serious scrutiny".
Author: Michael Yardney on
21 July 2010
The Economist magazine's latest survey of global housing reported that Australian property had the poorest return on investment of the 20 countries it evaluated.
Author: Michael Yardney on
14 July 2010
With ever increasing media attention focused on our national property markets, it's sometimes difficult to sort through all the information and statistics bombarding us every day. Whether it be on the TV, in the papers or on the radio, it seems like everyone wants to tell us how poorly property is faring. But what's the real story?
Author: Michael Yardney on
7 July 2010
With so many mixed messages in the media about what's going to happen to property I thought I'd take a look at the latest property statistics to see what's going on and look for clues as to where market is headed.
Author: Michael Yardney on
30 June 2010
Over the last few weeks I have noticed increasing nervousness among the property investors I speak with, and it's not just first time investors wondering whether they should get into the market. I'm also noticing concern from some investors with substantial existing property portfolios.
Author: Michael Yardney on
23 June 2010
By now most property investors would have learned that the NSW Government is waiving or discounting stamp duty on certain property purchases and this is making some wonder if it is time to buy off the plan properties.
Author: Michael Yardney on
16 June 2010
Australians love to talk about four things: football, the weather, property and interest rates.
