In an article for the website Property Update, Ross Guest sheds distinctive light on the connection between our ageing population and housing prices.
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Comparing Previous Growth Cycle with the Present One
In an article for the website Property Update, Cameron Kusher compares the present growth cycle with the property market boom witnessed between 2001 and early days of 2004.
The Good and Bad of 2014 for Investors
The year 2014 has sure as hell shown a mixed bag to the investors. ‘15’ is going to usher us into a climate of uneven growth and restrained inflation, says Michael Yardney for an article on the website Property Update.
Real Estate Lobby May Form Political Party
In an article for the website The Adviser, Nick Bendel reports that the premier real estate body in the NSW has selected its own candidate to run for the parliament in an effort to bring about desirable changes it feels is long due. If the area “industry training” is not given enough emphasis by the government, the Who’s Who of real estate will not think twice in forming its own party.
Apartments Responsible for Rise in Dwelling Approvals
The housing industry which got a bad jolt with the dwelling approvals in the month of September saw it come all right in October; what with apartment approvals leading the charge and robustly so, reports Michael Yardney for the website Property Update.
197,630 dwelling approvals reported between October ‘13’ and October ‘14’ is 14.8% higher than the approvals made between October ‘12’ and October ‘13’. Medium and high-density approvals have largely been the reason why there is a positive swing in the approvals.
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Number of First Home Buyers Nosedive
In an article for the website The Adviser, Nick Bendel talks about the precipitous decline in the number of First Home Buyers. In fact, AFG Brokers, a reputed firm in NSW reports that only 1.9% out of the total number of mortgage applicants in NSW in the month of November were First Home Buyers.
