NAB has revised down its outlook for property prices in 2022 and 2023, after predicting the first interest rate hike to occur in November this year. Property prices are now expected to reach a “turning point” in the second half of 2022 before falling in 2023, according to the latest residential property survey from…
As you may recall in early 2021, we discussed Electronic Lease Renewals – will the good news is that after tenants having benefited from the paperless system for some time now we launched in late 2021 Landlord Electronic Lease Renewals. Yes, the email will look a little different and will come from a iPropertyExpress.com email…
It was the year of the auction for Australia’s property market with a record number of properties being sold under the hammer in 2021. Every weekend seemed to break the previous auction volume or clearance rate record while at the same time, lockdowns and capped numbers meant breaking away from the traditional methodology. Sellers who decided…
With borders set to open on 23 November we wanted to keep you informed of what measures we have in place as an agency. VACCINATIONS – Our staff have been encouraged to have COVID-19 vaccinations for their personal health and wellbeing, although we acknowledge that this is a decision for individual staff to make. We…
There is no doubt that the Australian property market has surged since late 2020. Double digit growth in all states and territories evidences this growth. Demand, the size of mortgages and media attention means the Australia Government is now becoming increasingly wary of the impact of a property bubble. A property bubble poses a real…
Our team has seen a rise in the number of ESL and Land Tax invoices, which previously came to our agency, being redirected back to the owner’s personal address or the investment address. This started last year with Land Tax and has continued this year with the issuing of ESL levies. We know what has…
With so much discussion about the state of the housing market across Australia I thought this an ideal time to update our clients! Australian housing values increased a further 1.6% in July, according to CoreLogic’s national home value index. The latest rise takes housing values 14.1% higher over the first seven months of the year…
Here’s a first look at how the real estate sector is set to benefit from Josh Frydenberg and Scott Morrison’s post-pandemic spending statement. Ahead of the document release, Mr Frydenberg held a doorstop interview outside Parliament House, where he declared “the Australian economy is recovering well”. “Over the last 12 months, the Australian economy has…
Young couples planning a family have traditionally been the group most likely to buy their first home. However, high house prices and uncertain employment mean many more young families are staying in rental properties, and experts say regulators need to be kinder to these rent-for-lifers. Caution on Interest Rates The biggest factor in the increase…
As of 19 March 2021, a new planning system in South Australia comes online. Regional areas have been working with and under the new planning system for a little while now, but 19 March 2021 marks the day that the new online planning system comes into being for metropolitan areas. You can watch a video…
