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Research aids us in understanding where the best investment opportunities lie. We analyse macro drivers to pinpoint regions of burgeoning housing demand that will be driven by sustained population growth over the long term. Breaking down data trends provides a more objective interpretation when making investment decisions, and overall brings our clients results.
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Australia’s lending environment has been a rapidly shifting landscape over the past four years. While cash rates have come to an all-time low, APRA have initiated various restrictions to cool Sydney’s strongly performing housing market. The banking watchdog introduced new prudency restrictions in 2014, reducing the growth of investment loans to 10% per annum. Effectively, these actions encouraged new lending guidelines for banks, which has left some hopeful borrowers unable to secure finance. The big four banks (NAB, CBA, ANZ and Westpac) were forced to include limitations on serviceability, giving borrowers new hurdles to clear in hopes of securing loans – leading home buyers and property investors alike with the question:
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Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. We are twice as large as India, 6 times bigger than South Africa and you could fit the United Kingdom into our country 31 times over. Yet our country isn’t even in the top 50 populations on Earth. We have an enormous country, a relatively small population, but some of the worlds biggest cities.
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The reason most property investors fail to adopt a long-term strategy is due to the emotional challenges and temptations experienced throughout the property cycle. The emotional lure to sell your asset comes from two phenomena:
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The Australian population continues to grow at a faster rate than anticipated. The question often asked is, ‘where are all the people going?’ Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggests that the perceived over-population of our eastern seaboard capital cities may not be far from the truth.
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Perth’s economy, arguably Australia’s largest benefactor from the most recent resources boom, has struggled to maintain the rate of growth set between 2003 and 2011. The property market has performed similarly, feeling the effects of a rising unemployment rate and loss of consumer confidence. As at September 2017, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicated that Perth’s median house price was $500,000, a 10% fall from three years prior.
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Australia’s sixth largest city and the home of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Gold Coast is one of Australia’s emerging markets. The Gold Coast enjoyed several fruitful years because of significant investment in the region in preparation for the Commonwealth Games. In the past the performance of the Gold Coast property market was very segmented. The Surfer Paradise region became very volatile, with sharp spikes in over and under-supply reflecting peaks and troughs in median prices.
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The heart of the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra has performed quite well over the past few years. In 2017 it recorded 8% growth in median house prices to $670,000, an almost identical rate to that achieved twelve months prior.
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Purchasing a brand-new investment property can be an exciting prospect. You are the first owner of a property and get the opportunity to create strong capital gains. However, the idea of investing in a brand-new property can scare some buyers as they perceive the process as a risk. Being the first owner carries a number of benefits not offered to those buying second hand properties.
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Brisbane’s market is continually recognised as a strong investment opportunity by Australians. Queensland’s capital is showing a strong economic outlook as it evolves from the state’s largest employment hub towards a thriving world city. See below the five reasons why Brisbane’s market is a positive investment prospect.
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