Category: News
‘No Car Park’ Trend on the Rise for Apartments
November 21st, 2014
No car parking for buyers and tenants is the hot new trend in apartments, according to Willow Aliento on The Fifth Estate. More apartment developments, particularly high and medium density ones, are acting on the TOD (transit-oriented developmen
Read MoreResidential Sales Reflect the True State of the Housing Market
November 17th, 2014
Sales volumes and not the reported price growth is the key to knowing where the property market is headed and to buying/selling property, according to Michael Matusik, founder of Matusik Property Insights. The media always talks about house pric
Read MoreLow Interest Rates Could Make Australian Economy Unstable
October 8th, 2014
Low interest rates lead to higher house prices as a result of more lending and more borrowing, says Jacob Greber, an economics correspondent with The Australian Financial Review. This could spell disaster for the Australian economy when interest ra
Read MoreYoung Sydneysiders Priced Out of a Home
October 1st, 2014
High property prices in Sydney have locked young people out of the housing market, according to Eamon Waterford, director of Youth Action, in The Sydney Morning Herald. While a few can borrow a couple hundred thousand dollars from their parents,
Read MoreThe Effect of Sustainability on Real Estate Values
September 17th, 2014
In a recent report by Hotspotting, it has been found that sustainable infrastructure developments pay off through higher property values. So investors who want to choose the next property hotspot should look for areas that have good public transpor
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