The Matters of Life and Death
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It seems that more Australians are entering the world than ever before, and we’re taking longer to exit.
Population Growth and Housing Demand
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The current average national growth rate for the Australian population is 1.7 per cent per annum.
‘Time In’ as Important as ‘Timing’
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The research that drives Blue Wealth’s recommendations is based on two important factors:
The Changing Face of Australian Households
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A significant change to the Australian demographic makeup over the past 50 years has been the trend toward smaller households. Most of you reading this today will have personally experienced this phenomenon in your own families. As you climb that family tree, it most likely would have many more branches extending from a single stem toward the top than closer to the bottom.
The Housing Affordability Myth
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Pick up a newspaper on any given day, flick to the property section and it is likely that there will be an article on the decreasing affordability of Australian residential property. In most cases, these are fact-free reports focused more on unrealistic expectations, particularly of the younger Australian demographic.
Foreign Investment in Residential Property
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Much has been said of late regarding the apparent growth in foreign ownership of Australian residential property being responsible for the surge in property prices. In this week’s article we take a look at the Australian property landscape, paying particular attention to the trends in foreign ownership.
The Bubble Delusion
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In last week’s article we touched on an apparent and much hyped ‘housing bubble’ that the media and some property commentators claimed had descended on the Australian property market.
The Real SMSF Exposure
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In the past few weeks as property prices have gained momentum, there have been numerous commentators talking about the risk of a housing ‘bubble’. Some feel this is the result of low rates, while others are pointing the finger at SMSFs. These commentators have twisted the data and blown out of proportion the RBA’s comments in their recent Financial Stability Review.
Generation Why?
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Last week we wrote about Gen Y and why they are known as the ‘boomerang kids’. Looking at how they live is one factor, but it is also interesting to see the dramatic shift in their attitude to employment when compared to their parents’ attitude.
The Boomerang Kids
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For many readers, Gen Y are a constant talking point and sometimes a source of confusion, whether as their own children or as transient colleagues in the workplace. What is so interesting is just how different this cohort’s attitude is to the previous generation.
