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Demographers seem to be able to get away with making up all sorts of acronyms, abbreviations and new words. If you’re not a KIPPERS, you’re a NETTEL or a DINK. The latest creation is ‘downager’, a phenomenon particularly relevant to Australia’s ageing population that will play a large role in the future in the type of properties to invest in.
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Working out the right property to buy is one of the most difficult things for many Australians, particularly if it’s their first. Many bought their home based on what worked for them, but when it comes to buying an investment property they use completely different logic.
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The RBA has confirmed what we in the industry have known for some time – sentiment regarding the property market is becoming increasingly positive. This has also been reflected in the large numbers of potential property investors that have made the decision to attend a Blue Wealth event or that have met with one of our property specialists.
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Driven by the prospect of greater investment freedom, Australian workers have migrated toward self management of their superannuation funds.
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Federal and state infrastructure expenditure is the lifeblood of economic growth and is the basis upon which quality of life is predicated. According to the 2013-14 Commonwealth budget, infrastructure spending has increased by an average of 16% from 2012-13 figures. Looking at the figures on a state by state basis, $23.4 billion (approximately 46%) of Commonwealth funds were allocated to New South Wales. Queensland received $16.6 billion; $13.5 billion will be spent in Victoria; $6.9 billion in Western Australia; $4.2 billion in South Australia; $1.9 billion in Tasmania; $1.1 billion in the Northern Territory; and $506 million in the Australian Capital Territory.
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Driven by mounting economic uncertainty, the board of Australia’s Central Bank, the Reserve Bank, cut the cash rate to a historical low of 2.5 per cent when it met on the first Tuesday of August.
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One of the key drivers of property growth on the Blue Wealth research model is economics and employment. The theory behind this is simple: the more jobs, money and as a result people in an area, the more demand for residential accommodation.
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In today’s newsletter we will be running over a few key stats that constantly appear in the media. We feel that at times these statistics can be misleading and are not used in context of the statistics’ real definition.
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Today we will return to the old buying vs renting argument. RP Data yesterday released their July 2013 Buy versus Rent Report and it found that in 13% or 692 suburbs it was cheaper to buy than rent. This is a considerable increase from the November 2012 report, where in only 7% of suburbs it was found to be cheaper to buy than rent.
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We find the Australian superannuation industry fascinating. The idea that people willingly let the government remove a portion of their income for future savings, ultimately because they cannot adequately provide for their future themselves, makes us think they view the Australian public as children: they have to help us save, because we can’t be ‘trusted’ to save ourselves.
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