Tracey’s Property News

  • Reasons Why Property Prices Won’t Fall in a Hurry

    In an article for the website Property Update, Michael Yardney sheds light on few reasons why Australian property prices may remain perennially high (well, almost perennially!).

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  • Cash Flow Versus Capital Growth

    The reason why the negative gearing debate remains unsolved is because “capital growth or cash flow?” is a crux question which is actually very difficult to solve. In an article for the website Property Update, Michael Yardney adds further value to the subject.

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  • Gap in Median Price of Houses and Units

    An article on the website The Adviser puts focus on how the gap in prices of detached houses and units have risen in an unprecedented way in 3 capital cities wherein it is non-existent in a fourth capital city. In Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, the hiatus has never been greater. Median Unit prices in Canberra,…

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  • Cash Rate Further Down

    An article on the website The Advisor talks about how top banks of Australia have passed on in full the benefits of the further cash rate cut made by the RBA. Among other financial entities, The Rock has declared to bring down its variable loan rate to 5.94% while My State proposes to bring it…

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  • Retain Negative Gearing Says Real Estate Body

    An article on Your Investment Property sheds light on the request made by the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) to the government to retain negative gearing. The supply-side pipeline is aided decisively by negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts and this can be marathon help in times of chronic undersupply of houses.

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  • Banks Respond to RBA’s Rate Cut

    Banks are making cuts in variable loan rates, one-year fixed rates and three-year fixed rates, among other things, as a knee-jerk reaction to the Reserve Bank’s decision of a further 25 basis point cut. The banks are borrowing at a lesser cost in the fixed-rate market and they are more than glad to transfer the…

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