Paul Bennion

Overseas migrants boosting demand for property in Australia

The number of overseas migrants moving to Australia has jumped by 20 per cent over the last two years which is good news for the local property market.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 15 Oct 2013

Home loans for investment housing jump by over $1.8 billion

The start of the new financial year has seen a major improvement in property investment lending throughout Australia.

FINANCE • Wed, 25 Sep 2013

Federal election result to boost Australian property market

The decisive victory for the Federal Coalition should give a major boost to consumer confidence and in turn assist the property investment market through Australia.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 17 Sep 2013

Investors warned about surplus bedrooms

With a growing number of first time investors now becoming active in the property market, the accepted rule that should guide their purchasing decision making is ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 10 Sep 2013

Spending on new apartments jumps to $10.2bn

The latest national building approvals figures shows that spending on new apartments in Australia jumped to over $100 million to $10.2 billion during the last financial ...

HOTSPOTS • Sun, 18 Aug 2013

Renovating older properties yields well

Improving confidence in the established housing market has seen a surge of investors buying older style homes for renovation purposes, and there are actually extra ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 08 Aug 2013

Common investment mistakes to avoid

At the start of the new financial year, a large number of new property investors will be entering the property market across Australia, but many of them will never ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 18 Jul 2013

Fixed interest rates account for 25pc of loans

The latest home lending figures show that property investors as well as owner occupiers are now locking into fixed home loan rates in near record numbers.

FINANCE • Sun, 07 Jul 2013

Investor home loans top $17 billion

Growing confidence in the Australian property market is underlined by the latest ABS lending figures which show a jump in borrowing activity by investors.

FINANCE • Sun, 16 Jun 2013