Crystal Blue Australian Articles
| Date | Title | Article |
| 29/6/14 |
Property Vs Shares |
An interesting article last week compared the returns from property and shares over 10 and 20 year periods respectively to December 2013...Read More |
| 11/6/14 |
First home buyers fall back to record lows |
Loans to first home buyers as a proportion of total new home loans fell 4% in the year to April – the share of first-time buyers in the market equalled the record November 2013 low at 12.3% of all loans...Read More |
| 5/6/14 |
Three ACT budget changes to know: Stamp duty cut, land tax changes, over 60s home bonus |
There are many changes in the ACT budget, but three in particular caught Property Observer’s notice...Read More |
| 10/02/14 | Granny flat size allowance increased in ACT - By Jennifer Duke | A new change to the Territory Plan is allowing investors in ACT to build secondary residences, also known as granny flats, to be built up to 90 square metres in size, where previously they could only be 75 square metres ...Read More |
| 05/11/13 |
Glass half full or half empty? The latest property news is all about perspective - By Pete Wargent |
On the face of it, a time of predominantly positive data for the residential property markets, although much depends on whether you're a 'glass half empty' person, or of the 'glass half full' persuasion...Read More |
| 30/10/13 |
Majority of FHBs want to keep property as investment: Mortgage Choice - By Jennifer Duke |
A new survey has revealed that two thirds of recent first home buyers are looking to keep their first property as an investment, according to Mortgage Choice...Read More |
| 28/10/13 |
Buying where you can afford while renting where you want to live: Cameron McEvoy - By Cameron McEvoy |
In recent years, some Australians have adopted an interesting strategy of being a ‘renter-investor’. I’ve written about this previously, and it is a trend I have kept an eye on ever since...Read More |
| 15/10/13 |
RBA open to rate cuts over coming months - By Alistair Walsh |
The Reserve Bank of Australia has toned down concerns about borrowing conditions in the minutes for its rate hold on October 1...Read More |
| 09/09/2013 |
Finance data show housing market improving- Jason Cadden & Belinda Merhab |
HOME loans approvals have risen for the seventh month in a row, and the housing sector is expected to strengthen further in the coming months...Read More |
| 18/08/2013 |
Robert Gottliebsen forecasts "mother of all dwelling booms" driven by property investors - Jonathan Chancellor |
Australia could experience "the mother of all dwelling booms", according to the veteran columnist Robert Gottliebsen...Read More |
| 16/08/2013 |
Australian property warming up but no bubble: UBS Scott Haslem - Alistair Walsh |
Investment bank UBS says the Australian housing market is not at risk of becoming a bubble and is instead warming up...Read More
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| 06/08/2013 |
Low Interest Rates Bring Back the Buyers |
The green shoots of a national house and land market recovery are showing, with national sales at their highest level since 2008- and up 16 precent in the June quarter...Read More
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| 06/08/2013 |
RBA cuts cash rate to new record low of 2.5% -Larry Schlesinger |
The RBA has cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to a new record low of 2.5% following its monthly monetary policy meeting today...Read More |
| 15/06/2013 |
NSW first home buyer grant to stay at $15,000 until 2016: NSW State Budget - Jonathan Chancellor |
The NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has announced the $15,000 grant for new homes buyers will be extended until January 2016 in the upcoming state budget...Read More |
| 14/05/2013 | Lack of first-home buyer recovery halting stronger housing market rebound: Matthew Hassan - Larry Schlesinger |
First-home buyers continue to stay on the sidelines of the housing market with economists noting the flow-on effect this is having for the wider housing market recovery...Read More |
| 14/05/2013 | Mortgages approvals for new homes up a “spectacular” 21% in March: Westpac - Larry Schlesinger |
There was a “spectacular” recovering in home loan approvals to fund new home purchases, including apartments bought off-the-plan in March, says Westpac, quoting ABS figures...Read More |
| 14/05/2013 | The property market is on a consistent upward path: Terry Ryder - Terry Ryder |
Most signs point north for real estate markets around Australia. Indicators consistently describe rising markets...Read More |
| 14/05/2013 |
A history of Australian property values in charts: Philip Soos |
Presented here is another comprehensive chart pack illustrating the 'Great Australian Land Bubble'...Read More |
| 10/05/2013 |
Chinese online searches for Australian property up 61% as Macquarie targets significant investor visa applicants |
The expected surge of high net worth Chinese investors spending $5 million in Australia to be eligible for the signficant investor visa (SIV) has coincided with a rise in Chinese online searches for Australian property and Macquarie launching a new series of SIV funds...Read More |
| 09/05/2013 | House prices could rise up to 7% in 2014: APM’s Andrew Wilson - Larry Schlesinger |
The housing market will strengthen further - probably from 2014 - with gains of between 5% and 7% tipped by Australian Property Monitors’ (APM) chief economist Andrew Wilson...Read More |
| 2/04/2012 |
Capital city dwelling values record highest quarterly rise in three years: RP Data - Nicola Trot man |
Dwelling values across Australia's capital city markets rose 2.8% over the March quarter, the strongest result seen since March 2010, according to the RP Data-Rismark March Hedonic Home Value Index Results...Read More |
| 25/03/2013 |
Conditions align for Australian property "perfect storm" -Xinhua | By Agencies
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After almost a decade of relentless foreign investment, the bang of Australia's mining boom may have finally popped - and as the smoke clears, a resurgent property market has revealed itself as the next quarry for foreign investors...Read More |
| 1/03/13 |
Granny flat opportunities to open up in WA - Jennifer Duke |
Granny flats will be able to be rented out to unrelated tenants if the state's Liberal government is re-elected, planning minister John Day said in an announcement yesterday...Read More |
| 26/02/2013 |
More Australian sellers making a profit from property - Victoria Craw |
NEARLY half the people in Australia who sold properties at the end of last year made at least 50 per cent profit on their initial purchase price...Read More |
| 17/01/2013 | Invest without fear- by analysing the numbers - Helen Collier-Kogtevs |
The majority of property investors who fail to crunch the numbers properly do so because they are not being thorough enough. Their idea of crunching the numbers is a guesstimation of what things will cost, without fully understanding the true costs involved, or the implications of their financial position, writes Helen Collier-Kogtevs...Read More |
| 17/01/2013 | Property sentiment lifts as resource states bounce back - Property Council of Australia |
Australia’s property industry is starting 2013 on a more confident footing, led by jumps in sentiment in resource states and NSW, according to new research. The latest Property Council-ANZ Property Industry Confidence Survey shows the confidence index for the March 2013 quarter increased from 102 to 107, reversing two consecutive periods of decline (a score of 100 is considered neutral)...Read More |
| 16/01/2013 | Buyers resolve to make 2013 a year of change - Terry Ryder |
Developer Stockland has heralded 2013 as “the year to make a change”, with communities around New South Wales already showing signs of increased buyer enquiry during the Christmas and New Year period...Read More |
| 15/01/2013 | Lenders return to 100% plus mortgages but with parental guarantor requirement - Larry Schlesinger |
Lenders are returned to the days of 100% home financing and above, but with the catch that parents with equity in their own homes have to act as guarantors...Read More |
| 10/01/2013 | Australia's construction industry will continue to struggle in 2013 - Cara Waters |
While property experts are predicting house prices will make a modest recovery for 2013, driven by low interest rates, there is little comfort on the horizon for the struggling construction industry....Read More |
| 10/01/2013 | Australian housing still least affordable in the world despite recent improvements: Fitch - Larry Schlesinger |
Australian housing affordability has improved markedly over the last few years, but it still remains the least affordable housing market in the world, according to credit rating agency Fitch...Read More |
| 10/01/2013 | Rate cuts having no 'meaningful' impact on residential development sales: Mirvac - Larry Schlesinger |
Cash rate cuts made by the RBA, around 80% of which have been passed on by lenders, have not stimulated buyers' appetites for new residential property, according to Brett Draffen, chief executive of development at Mirvac...Read More |
| 10/01/2013 | Rate cuts will deliver property price growth of up to 7% to some capital city suburbs in 2013 - Angus Raine |
After a challenging 2012, real estate markets around the country have bottomed. As a consequence, it’s fair to expect that a smattering of suburbs across Australia could enjoy some capital growth of between 5.5% and 7% – and in some cases a little more – in 2013...Read More |
| 09/01/2013 | Fitch Rating report says house prices will be stable through 2013 - Stephen McMahon |
AUSTRALIAN house prices are tipped to remain flat and mortgage defaults will be among the lowest in the developed world this year, a rating agency report says...Read More |
| 06/01/2013 | Noel's advice for property investors - Noel Whittaker |
PROPERTY is Australia's most popular investment, and it's also full of tricks and traps for the unwary. Finance author Noel Whittaker answers reader questions every week and real estate always rates highly among the topics...Read More |
| 29/12/2012 | Country beats city on growth and yields -Terry Ryder |
Our consistent advocacy of regional Australia as a place of opportunity for property investors is supported by statistics published by Smart Property Investor. They show that houses show better capital growth rates in the regions, when compared to the capital cities, in most states/territories. They also show that the regional areas, on average, have much stronger rental yields – and, of course, more affordable prices...Read More |
| 26/11/2012 | Now is the time for hesitant property investiors to make a move - Ken Raiss |
After a sluggish winter, spring brings hope of fresh movement in Australian property sales. According to the nation’s leading property, accounting and wealth financial advisory group, Chan & Naylor, this is a great time for those with investments in housing, but anybody hoping to join the property ladder down the line now has a conundrum to face: Australian property is high in demand and supply is low...Read More |
The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has revealed a continued divide in rental market conditions between Queensland’s resource and non-resource regions to the end of September 2013.