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Have your say on Liverpool City Council’s Draft Community Strategic Plan 2022-2032
Liverpool City Council is encouraging the community to have their say on the Draft Community Strategic Plan 2022-2032 (CSP), which is now on public exhibition until Friday 27 May. Mayor Ned Mannoun said extensive community input had formed the Draft Community Strategic Plan - Council’s highest-level planning document - and outlined the community’s vision and priorities for our city...
The RBA has lifted the cash rate to 0.35 per cent. Here’s what it means for home buyers and owners
Borrowers could see higher mortgage repayments within weeks, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increasing the official interest rate for the first time in more than a decade. The RBA board on Tuesday decided to increase its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 0.35 per cent, in a bid to control inflation which, according to the most recent figures from the ABS, is rising at its f...
Stop worrying about the future of our property markets
The Future of Our Property Markets Now that life is getting back to what some of us would call Covid Normal the housing markets are changing in front of our eyes.So how have our markets changed and what will the main drivers of our property markets be moving forward?That’s what I want to chat about today with Australia’s leading property tax accountant, Ken Raiss, director of Metro...
5 foolproof ways to add value to your rental property
Source: Posted by Sinead Clarke on 15 March 2022 Property me Attracting long term and high-quality tenants is every Property Manager’s goal, however, it can sometimes feel unattainable. You may be doing everything right to appear as the ‘perfect’ Property Manager, and your rental may have space aplenty, so why aren’t you getting any favourable c...
Sydney property market forecast to continue to grow strongly in 2022
Are you wondering what will happen to the Sydney property market in 2022? Well … Sydney finished up the second strongest performing Australian housing market in 2021 with many locations experiencing 24+% house price growth. Of course, the Sydney property market has been one of the strongest and most consistent performers over the last four decades. In the closing months of 2021 ...
The top reasons you need landlord insurance
These days there is insurance for everything – houses, cars, pets, medical, travel… Merv Hughes even insured his moustache for roughly $370,000 during his cricketing days. Despite it being so widely available, insurance is still one of those things that some people mistakenly think isn’t worth it. If you are one of those people, we are here to change your mind… If man...
6 ways to elevate your bathroom renovation
If you’re planning a bathroom renovation, we have some expert tips on how to make this space a real retreat. According to former The Block contestant Dale Vine, designing a bathroom these days is relatively easy. “Bathroom products have evolved to the point where they almost all look beautiful,” he points out. “It’s very easy today to build a beautiful bathroom ...
Your Complete Guide to Renovating for Profit
Have you considered getting involved in property renovations? Making a tidy profit renovating a property seems like a very attractive proposition, doesn’t it? And that’s why more real estate investors are turning their aim at renovations. You know…buy low, renovate cheaply and add substantial value is the aim of the game. It sounds simple enough, right? Well it’s n...
Ten ways to keep your home safe over the Christmas holidays
With the holiday season fast approaching, it is important to be as vigilant as ever when it comes to keeping our homes and family safe. The summer months can be peak times for residential robberies with opportunistic thieves tempted to take advantage of homes filled with new gifts during the Christmas period or break into vacant properties while people are away on holiday. Cash, jewellery and e...
8 money and investing lessons you can learn from Monopoly
Playing monopoly was a tradition in our family for a long time. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t come out as often these days – I guess I don’t play board games much anymore. In the good old days, I played Monopoly with my parents when I was young, with my children when they were young, and even now with my grandchildren who are beginning to learn. Those games were always ...
Australian property values rise but at their slowest pace since January
Australia’s pandemic property boom continues its upwards trajectory, with the latest figures revealing housing values rose in November for the 14th month in a row. Property values have climbed more than 20 per cent over the year nationally, adding approximately $126,700 to the median value of an Australian home. But the market is losing steam. Although housing values continued to rise i...
200,000 migrants will stretch our property markets next year | Property Insiders
If you’re watching the news or reading the financial media online, it wouldn’t surprise me if you believed the higher inflation in Australia will lead to higher interest rates that could lead to mortgage stress and crash our property markets. Many point to the United States, where inflation is at a 30-year high, wages rose 5.8% and the Federal Reserve may begin hiking interest rate...
First homebuyers waiting for a dip in property prices will be disappointed, experts warn
Buyers anxiously waiting for Australia’s supercharged house prices to reduce will be disappointed, property experts have warned. CEO of RiskWise Property Research Don Peleg advises that while there are signs the exponential growth of property prices will ease, it’s highly unlikely that prices will become cheaper than what they currently are. “We don’t expect the Reserve ...
Reserve Bank warns home loan restrictions ‘may be adjusted’ if housing market doesn’t cool
The banking regulator has taken steps to curb credit growth by slightly reducing the maximum amount that people can borrow to buy a property.(ABC News: John Gunn) The RBA has warned the community not to expect instant results from the banking regulator’s move to tighten home loan application tests, with the changes potentially taking months to filter through to a cooler property market. ...
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