RPData Research The Reserve Bank released their bi-annual Financial Stability Review (FSR) earlier today. From a housing market perspective it makes for very interesting reading with the RBA noting that ‘the composition of housing and mortgage markets is becoming unbalanced, with new lending to investors being out of proportion to rental housing’s share of the…
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The theory of valuation has evolved over many centuries and incorporates not only the dynamics of the market in which it operates but also the economic, cultural and social aspects of the society that utilises it. Consequently it can be regarded as still constantly evolving; never fully set in concrete. – Australian Property Institute Perhaps…
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There has been an explosion in the number of suburbs nationally with a median value in excess of $1 million over the past year. As at June 2014 there were 417 suburbs nationally with a median value of $1 million or more, up from 312 at the same time in 2013. Combined capital city home…
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Vacancy rates reflect the state of the economy Often when property cycles are mentioned, price growth is at the forefront of people’s minds. Although capital growth is the most important factor for investors, there are many other components of the property cycle that contribute to one’s ability to purchase, hold and successfully dispose of their…
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