Property Investment

There is a new weapon in the battle to attract customers in a competitive home loan market: covering the cost of Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance (LMI). LMI is payable on mortgages [...]

The national residential property rental vacancy rates rose marginally to 1.7% in September, from 1.6% in August, but remains below the 2.0% level of a year ago. New figures [...]

The total value of residential real estate in Australia has surged to $9.1 trillion, gaining $1 trillion in just five months to set a record valuation for the sector. The [...]

APRA has increased the minimum interest rate buffer it expects banks to use when assessing the serviceability of home loan applications. APRA has told lenders it expects they will [...]

Dwelling values have risen 20.3% in the past 12 months, headed by a 23.1% increase in the Combined Regional markets, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic. House prices [...]

Rising stamp duty charges are being blamed for the lack of listings in the market, with new research labelling it a major deterrent to sellers. Research commissioned by the [...]

Long periods of rental vacancy and falling rental yields aren’t of huge concern for property investors, according to a new report. The biggest issue is finance. The 2021 PIPA Annual [...]

Coastal towns and outer suburbs dominate the ranks of freshly minted million-dollar suburbs with homebuyers seeking larger homes and lifestyle locations to spend more time working from home. Over [...]

Home buyers are paying off credit cards and personal loans to be able to borrow more for housing as property prices rise. But industry experts say very large mortgages [...]

Residential property prices rose at the fastest pace on record in the June Quarter, pushing the value of Australia’s housing stock $596.4 billion higher to almost $9 trillion. Prices [...]