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29 Apr Consumer sentiment improves in ACT

Posted at 01:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Research, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

Kate Forbes helps us understand why the ACT market has underperformed in recent years but she points out there are some signs of improvement but that with a looming Federal election, consumer sentiment will again play a roll in what happens there. Transcript: Kevin: As we continue...

28 Apr Hot spots in the reno boom

Posted at 15:00h in Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Renovation, Sponsored Channels, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

In his recent column in Switzer, John McGrath looks at why Sydney and Melbourne are currently Australia's renovation hot spots. Here's what he had to say: Sydney and Melbourne are proving to be Australia’s renovation (reno) hot spots right now, with the amount of money spent on renos...

28 Apr Big infrastructure development in SA

Posted at 01:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Research, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

Despite so much bad news coming out in the South Australian market, what with the news from Holden and more recently the shut down in Wyalla, Peter Koulitzos says investors should not discount the infrastructure development happening there. Transcript: Kevin: As we continue our look around Australia,...

27 Apr Boom over – market turns flat

Posted at 01:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Research, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

Dr Andrew Wilson from Domain takes an overall view of the national market and says we have a new reality in the Australian housing market as he predicts the boom times are behind us and the market is likely to flatten. Transcript: Kevin: As we continue to...

26 Apr Investors positive about NQ

Posted at 01:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Research, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

For the first time in this whip around the country, we acknowledge the importance of the North Queensland property market and Chris Gay from Cairns gives us his view on why investors remain positive about the north. Transcript: Kevin: We do this every year when we have...

25 Apr Challenge facing NT property owners

Posted at 01:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Research, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

Korgen Hucent gives us a sobering report on the Northern Territory and that the oversupply is bringing a whole different type of investor into that market. He tells us about the new challenge property owners are facing. Transcript: Kevin: Let’s go from one end of Australia to...

24 Apr VIDEO – What is happening to the Melbourne apartment market?

Posted at 13:22h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Property Investment Topics, Research, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by rolanrush 0 Comments

[flex_video widescreen="true" vimeo="true"] [/flex_video] 14% of inner Melbourne apartments are sitting vacant and unoccupied, while the supply pipeline is at record level according to BIS Shrapnel’s latest Inner Melbourne Apartments Market Brief. That’s a recipe for disaster according to Michael Yardney from Metropole Property Strategists. 14% of inner...

24 Apr Sydney developers go crazy

Posted at 01:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Research, Trends by rolanrush 0 Comments

George Raptis tells us that while Sydney is taking a breather, it is still performing well. Good properties are short and demand is strong. He says developers are going crazy. Transcript: Kevin: As you heard at the start of the show, this week and next, we’re going...

22 Apr How lenders differ on loan approvals

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In his recent column in Switzer, John McGrath discusses loan approvals and how they differ with every lender. Here's what he had to say: There is plenty of talk in the market at the moment about interest rates. Lenders are offering large discounts for new business and rebates for new borrowers...