2021 Australian Property Market Outlook
A very recent and polarising discussion in the media, we take a look at the Australian property market’s post-COVID outlook for 2021.
Understanding the Home Builders Grant, Construction Loans and How They Interact
Walking you through the process, and the considerations.
Purchase Property; Pursue the Australian Dream
To own your own plot of land one day was one of the many goals that we accepted as a given. Having a place to call your own has been the staple for many Australians in the past century.
How much deposit do I need for a property?
What does it cost to buy a property? This is a great question! We have all heard the Australian dream is to own a home, so what deposit to we need to make the dream a reality? To answer the question, there are two checks the banks look at when they assess you if you […]
Monday Market Madness 7th May 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 1.50% in line with consensus expectations. Notable callouts include the focus on maintaining the RBA forecasts for growth and inflation at above 3 per cent and above 2 per cent for 2018 respectively. Drivers of still low inflation growth that were highlighted include the competitive retail landscape with food and consumer goods prices falling year on year while the RBA drew comfort from leading economic indicators that, in their eyes, point towards some lift in wages growth this year that should feed into economic demand.
Monday Market Madness 5th March 2018
Notable releases last week included the Dec-17 figures for private sector capital spending and private sector lending figures. The market consensus forecast of 1% growth was disappointed with capital spending declining 0.2% in the December quarter as the upswing in non-mining investment struggles to eventuate.
Monday Market Madness 19th of February 2018
The Australian stock market recovered last week from a very volatile past couple of weeks as US markets come to grips with potentially higher inflation and higher rates quicker than previously expected. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 1.3% for the week still well below the magic 6000 points and despite a relatively solid week.
Do I need to buy a house?
Over the last week we have asked the PW community how much social pressure they feel about the need to get into the property market. The results* varied – roughly 50% felt the pressure to buy asap, 38% sort of felt the pressure and the remaining 12% felt no pressure at all.
Property lessons from a Gen Y’er
I know, I know, there are a million resources, articles and lists about what to do when purchasing your first property. Having read these (well, maybe not all of them) and working in finance, I thought I had this covered. However, going through the experience I learnt that I definitely did not.
