Why are property buyers, calling themselves investors, having a change of heart and refinancing to homeowner loans? In this week’s wrap Peter Sarmas looks at the impact of tougher lending standards on investors and talks about the new treasurer Scott…
In this week’s property market wrap we look at the latest REIV data and find out which regional suburb in Victoria was the strongest performer. We also share a report via Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data who explains the…
Increased stock levels from vendors trying to “beat” the Spring rush and sell before the end of September is seeing an influx of new listing hit Melbourne’s property market, creating opportunities for would-be buyers. In this week’s property market wrap…
Are we really just talking ourselves into a recession? In this week’s market wrap Peter Sarmas talks about the Australian Economy and its lack of impact on the current property market. He also covers a property auction in Glen Iris…
Could this Spring’s auction market surpass 2014? Peter Sarmas discusses the impact of last week’s stock market correction on this weekend’s auction results. He also looks at recent predictions made around the performance of Melbourne’s property market this Spring. …
Is your postcode on the credit watchlist? Banks are reassessing their loan books and pricing in “risk” in the event of an economic downturn and/or interest rate hike. Peter Sarmas looks at the “risk factors” affecting households in our current…
Will the Chinese currency devaluation spell higher property prices for Melbourne? This week China shocked the world and devalued their currency by 2 per cent in an effort to stimulate their ailing economy. Peter Sarmas discusses the potential impact of…
This weekend was earmarked as the luckiest day on the real estate auction calendar for chinese vendors and buyers, the 8th of the 8th. Peter Sarmas looks at the weekend’s action results and discusses the RBA rate decision and how…
What is causing housing affordability to deteriorate? Peter Sarmas looks at the HIA Affordability Index for the June quarter and analyses a worrying trend in Melbourne’s property market. Lack Of Due Diligence Spells Danger For Buyers A booming real…
What is changing in the property investment landscape? Peter Sarmas analyses interest rates for property investor loans and discusses the question of why property prices are rising. A clearance rate of 79 per cent was recorded this weekend compared to…