Will Australian House Prices Crash?

Five reasons why it’s more complicated than you think!

Key points
– Talk of a property crash is likely to ramp up again with signs that the Sydney and Melbourne property markets are cooling. But the Australian property market is a lot more complicated than the crash calls suggest.

– We continue to expect a 5-10% downswing […]

7 Reasons for Optimism on the Australian Economy

We all love to be optimistic about our economy so here are 7 Reasons for Optimism on the Australian Economy
Key points
– The mostly gloomy debate around the Australian economy often gives the impression we are in a constant state of crisis.

– But economic growth is pretty good, the economy has rebalanced without the (“inevitable”) […]

Investing in a Holiday Home

Is it really your great Aussie dream?
It happens every year. You’re strolling down the high street of your local beachside town enjoying a long hot summer with the family when a holiday home in the real estate agents’ window catches your eye.

And you start thinking: “If we had our own place, we could […]

House Price Growth Could Fade in 2015 After Solid Spring

Domain Group Senior Economist Dr Andrew Wilson says capital city house prices are set to grow by an average of 5% over the 2014/15 financial year, with Sydney and Brisbane leading the way.

Australia’s capital city housing markets have performed solidly through the winter of 2014 with the prospect of a generally robust spring selling […]

Newcastle Gen Y Investing in Home and Away – Financial

Gen Y has been brandished a generation of non-savers but that is not the reality. Gen Y is saving but unlike earlier generations they are not necessarily saving for a home.

Some of that move away from saving for a home comes down to the high price of property, particularly in the major cities. According […]

Growing Your Wealth

What is gearing?
In simple terms, gearing is borrowing money to invest. The investment could be in direct shares or managed investments, such as an equity trust, balanced fund or property. Gearing is, in essence, directed towards producing a larger investment return by using borrowed funds, often in addition to your own funds, so that […]