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Rents should be considered in context – REIA

Mortgage holders under pressure Housing affordability for homeowners has deteriorated. Nationally, income to mortgage repayment ratio now sits at a huge 44.9%. This is the worst housing affordability result since September 2008, and equal to the worst housing affordability result … Continue reading

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Even if exports continue to remain strong and unemployment is below 5%, you can still have a recession at the street level. The question now is whether the RBA will stop in time to avoid an Australian recession. Remember, the Federal Reserve’s hiking path is its own and the Australian economy is absolutely distinct from that of the US.

The good news is that inflation is trending down on a monthly basis. The bad news is that some of the factors that are affecting the way inflation may trend in the future remain entrenched. For the Reserve Bank, it … Continue reading

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While housing prices are still going up, it’s at a slower rate and whether prices increase or fall significantly is a question around interest rates and when and how quickly the RBA will increase rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia may have no choice but to lift official interest rates for the first time in more than a decade after a dramatic rise in inflation, say broker industry figures. Bianca Patterson (pictured), the director of … Continue reading

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The Housing Industry Association has reacted to the news that Labor has dropped its plans to end negative gearing.

Labor scrapped the policy in a party meeting, bringing an end to a policy pledge from the last election that had caused consternation in the construction industry. Negative gearing is when an investor borrows against an asset – typically property … Continue reading

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Queensland (+176.4 per cent)

First home buyers accounted for 41 per cent of new loans issued over the past six months, the highest for more than a decade,” stated HIA’s Senior Economist, Nick Ward. The ABS released its data on lending indicators today for … Continue reading

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Weekly round-up of the headline stories and news that’s important not only for the real estate sector, but also for the state of property in Australia more broadly

To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matters to you, but we curate it to include stories from our sister brands that also have an impact on the Australian property … Continue reading

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REVISION OF URGENT UPDATES AS AT 19-4-2020 – LJ GILLAND REAL ESTATE

<RECENT LINKS OF IMPORTANCE TO CLIENTS/LANDLORDS/PROPERTY_INVESTORS>   Alan Jones & REIQ https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/real-estate-institute-of-queensland-ceo-antonia-me#sharing KEY POINTS https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3761607747213601&id=169194919788253 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/coronavirus-queensland-renters-forced-prove-why-cant-pay-rent/12159102   @REIQ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3761626213878421&id=169194919788253 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3761339497240426&id=169194919788253 Terri Scheer has been receiving a lot of questions from property managers wanting to understand how the Landlord Preferred Policy … Continue reading

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How savvy investors can cash in on suburban zoning changes

The greatest argument in city planning is about density. Most state governments want to contain city growth within the existing urban footprint. The alternative is urban sprawl, which is impractical and costly, because there’s no infrastructure in greenfield areas. To … Continue reading

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Australia needs to maintain its current record-breaking rate of housing construction if it is going to successfully and affordably house it rapidly growing population, according to a new report from the HIA. The report, titled ‘Housing Australia’s Future’, presents a number of … Continue reading

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Businesses in states where daylight savings is observed, and those trading within them, are being reminded that it will soon come to an end. Daylight savings time will

Businesses in states where daylight savings is observed, and those trading within them, are being reminded that it will soon come to an end. Daylight savings time will end this Sunday, 7 April — sticking with its usual pattern of reverting … Continue reading

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