While it surprising to see that 92% of renters aspire to actually own their own home, less than half of them think that they will never achieve that dream. Chief economist for the HIA Tim Reardon says that is a big concern for his organization...
It's interesting to see the figures from the Reserve Bank in New Zealand, the first available after easing of LVR rules there. They show that the NZ banks started to use their new freedom last month, lifting the share of high LVR lending to owner...
How closely are developers listening to the messages they are getting from the market about the growth of the downsizer market and the need to cater for them in the next decade or two. Are they building to meet those demands? Shannon Davis says they...
The Vice President of the Real Estate Buyer's Agents Association of Australia is making some quite timely warnings to buyers about the use of finance clauses in contracts. Timely when you consider the tightening restrictions around lending and what's happening with the market as well....
According to the latest CoreLogic home value index results, the pace of declining property values has eased slightly. However, values continued to trend lower in six of the eight capitals, last quarter. Cameron Kusher from CoreLogic joins me to discuss the results and identifies which...
Disruption is the go to word that signals change in a market sector that is both popular and in need of re-modeling. No surprise then that the finance sector is undergoing change. Today I will tell you about a new home loan promising to help...
The media constantly declares certain suburbs as hotspots for investors based on some spurious research. It is compelling to look back and fact check. The Suburbanite negative growth report will expose the areas investors must avoid based on results. Anna Porter walks us through the...
New research has revealed the locations across the country where property prices will not even keep up with inflation over the next three years. The analysis by sellorhold.com.au found that one in seven property markets in Australia will likely have negative capital growth between now...
While the Finance Royal Commission in Australia has had a negative impact on bank customer satisfaction in Australia, particularly the big four, it appears that this has not generally been felt by the Australian banks operating in New Zealand. Michele Levine from Roy Morgan will...