New Homes to Rebound
The current drop in demand for new houses should begin to turn around in the middle of this year, industry analyst and economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel announced this week.
Housing Crisis to Worsen, Group Warns
The federal government has been warned Australia's housing crisis will worsen if it goes ahead with cuts to help fund the natural disaster recovery.
Property Price Growth to Return Within Six Months
Australian Property Monitors believes that the Australian property market will return to growth in the second half of the year.
Is a Beach House Worth it?
Holidays will do it to you. Hours of sitting on the sand, or lazing on the deck sipping sundowners. That decision. "Let's buy a holiday house". Seems like a good idea at the time – when the air is warm, fellow holidaymakers' smiles are wide and you're in a relaxed mode. But is it something you should do?
Queensland a Buyer's Market
A buyers' market has developed in Queensland due to falling demand for investment properties, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland has said.
New figures from the REIQ show that demand for properties usually targeted by investors or first time home buyers fell more than 20% over the September quarter. The drop in the $350,000 to $500,000 price bracket came as demand in all other price brackets remained steady.
Choose the Form of Ownership That is Right For You
When you're buying residential property, you're focused on what to buy, where to buy it and how much you'll spend.
In the effort to get the "what", "where" and "how much" right, it's easy to overlook the "who" - the name to appear on the title as the property's legally recognised owner.
What Will You Sacrifice For Property?
A consumer survey, released today, shows Australians' passion for property is not waning. In fact, the survey suggests we're more worried about the rising price of our electricity and water bills than we are about rising interest rates in 2011 – even though we expect more rates rises to be coming.
The Mortgage Choice 2010 Consumer Sentiment Survey has provided separate findings for Victoria and NSW/ACT and about half the respondents in each category have a mortgage.




