Kate Cull writes an article for the website Property Update wherein she talks about negative gearing and a report prepared by Deloitte Access Economics. The report called “Mythbusting Tax Reform” suggests that negative gearing is not evil and there is no sound argument in favour of abolishing it.
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Property Market May Finally Cramp in 2016
Phil McCarroll writes an article for the website Your Investment Property wherein he argues about the next year being a slow one for the property market. After the year 2012, Australia’s housing market may grow to its feeblest, says McCarroll. We may witness something to the tune of 3-8% growth in 2016.
Want to Buy Properties Below $1M? Look Beyond These Suburbs
George Raptis writes an article for the website Property Update in which he talks about certain areas of the Sydney property market where you cannot buy properties for less than $1 million.
10 Mistakes of Property Market Investment
Making mistakes at property market investment happens a lot more often than what you might think. You’ll hear about first-time homebuyers regretting their investment choices for various reasons.
But if you really think about it, many of these problems come from the same thing. Would-be investors simply lack the knowledge and preparation to make the right choices.
I’ve come up with 10 of the most common mistakes people make in property market investment. Try to see if you’ve experienced any of these investment faux pas.
Australian Property Cycle: Why You Should Spend More Time Thinking About It
Each property cycle has certain typical characteristics. While there are a few aspects which do not change, there is bound to be a factor Y that is unique to each property cycle. Each cycle goes through a peak and a trough phase, a downturn and a recovery phase but where one cycle may be marked by excess liquidity (its unique factor), another may be peppered with lack of consumer confidence.
Without delving deeply into what separates one property cycle from another in general, let us focus on the major differences between the present and the last property cycle. I am sure some of them will surprise you and one such difference in particular may change the way you look at the coming property cycles.
Will Sydney’s Property Bubble Burst Or Deflate Slowly?
Has the Sydney property market run its course? Are we nearing a property bust? For some time now, the doomsayers have been warning of a bust at the top of their voices. They feel that the property market in the Harbour City does not have anything more to offer. Prices are at their peak value and the Sydney property bubble may burst any time now. There is a saying that goes, “intelligence is full of doubts and fools are always cocksure”. When it comes to real estate, it is good to travel the middle path. So, without sounding either too sure or too doubtful, let me dissect the idea of the impending property boom.
I am about to share a few pointers that I think are crucial to understanding the present property market scene in Sydney and I will also ponder over that one special aspect which can be the single biggest determining factor.
