Simon Pressley was the first property expert to predict that Hobart was a bout to boom and he now says that boom is far from over. In this 5 minute video, Simon Pressley, Head of Property Market Research at Propertyology gives us detail about why...
Transcript: The idea of vacant apartments held by offshore buyers is an “urban myth” according to Jane Lu, head of Australia for Chinese international property site Juwai. She said there was “no hard data” to prove that is the case. This follows a UBS housing report pointing to as...
The price of property in our two major capital cities has everyone talking about something called “housing affordability”. But before I weigh into this debate, it’s important we understand the difference between housing affordability and affordable housing. According to experts, housing affordability applies to those who live...
Andrew Mirams says ‘it certainly can and it will get tougher’. In this 5 minute interview with Kevin Turner, Andrew gives some tips on how best to prepare for what is ahead and how to show the lender that you are on top of the...
Transcript: Mortgage applications were down almost one per cent in the June quarter, another sign the housing market is beginning to cool. Credit reporting agency Equifax’s quarterly consumer credit demand index shows the number of mortgage applications in the three months to June across Australia were...
Default rates and mortgage stress still low but could pick up + Spotlight on Chermside In this episode, Shannon and Kevin talk to Louis Christopher from SQM Research about the level of distressed property on the market. In the interview, Louis also paints a picture about...
Transcript: For buyers searching for a home in Australia’s mining towns, it is as though the nation’s unprecedented mining boom never happened. Median prices in key mining centres in Queensland and Western Australia have fallen to below the average price of more than a decade ago,...
Transcript: Foreign investor activity is set to fall “considerably” over the 2017-18 period, according to the Master Builders Association in its latest building and construction forecast. With foreign buyer-supported apartment commencements in the Sydney market expected to fall from the 2015-16 peak of nearly 50,000 new...
A lot of investors are quick to pass off regional areas as “no-man’s land. But this stereotype is certainly not true. Regional Australia offers an abundance of ideal locations in which people can live, work, play, and invest. In this 8 minute video, Simon Pressley,...