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Housing affordability improves in March quarter Housing affordability improved in the March 2016 quarter according to the latest REIA/Adelaide Bank Housing Affordability Report. The Report shows that in the March quarter, the proportion of income required to meet loan repayments decreased by 2.4% to 30.0%. “The first three months of the year brought good news…

Choosing the Home or Investment Loan that’s right for you David Harris, Portfolio Capital Pty Ltd 26th November 2015 In today’s financial markets, especially the residential mortgage sector, we are spoilt for choice. With literally hundreds of providers and thousands of loan products, how do we as consumers sift through the facts and make a…

The case in favour of Negative Gearing Since before the July 2 election we've seen arguments for and against Negative Gearing.  Those against have claimed that NG benefits only the rich and forces property prices up while those in the "for" camp refer to risk of increased rents due to lack of investors buying properties…

The rise of the ‘rentvestor’ By Sarah Millar 14 Jul 2015 Young renters keen to maintain certain lifestyle factors are increasingly looking to buy investment properties in more affordable suburbs and rent closer to the city. The ‘rentvestor’ trend has been identified in a new white paper on young people and the property market. The…