Search Results for: Nicola McDougall
-
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Block serial buyer Danny Wallis to offload his 11 Victorian properties
One of the biggest buyers on The Block, Danny Wallis, is set to sell all of Victorian investment properties, with new taxes and regulations making it untenable for the investor.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Investor numbers fall 27 per cent even as prices rebound
Despite the strong rebound in property prices, investors continue to exit the market spooked by higher rates according to the industry.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Could Chinese developers Forbes Global 2000 rankings spark hope for Aussie build-to-rent solutions?
One of China’s largest residential property developers, with a key stake in build-to-rent in the country, has ranked second on Forbes’s Global 2000 list of the 10 largest real estate companies in the world.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Victorian Budget sparks outrage: Industry bodies warns of investor exodus and soaring rents
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has slammed the Victorian Budget as a blatant money grab that will see property investors flee the market and cripple tenants with higher rents.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Queensland Government to introduce rent cap
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has this morning given the strongest indication the State Government will push ahead with a plan to cap rent rises to one per year.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
A perfect storm: Australia’s rental crisis – part three
In part three of A perfect storm: Australia’s rental crisis we examine two more potential solutions to the issue, including how lowering the lending buffer may encourage investors to re-enter the market and how accepting offers of higher rent could fuel the rental affordability side of the crisis. You can catch up on the other parts of the story here.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
A perfect storm: Australia’s rental crisis – part one
Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis. More specifically, a rental crisis. Vacancy rates are at record lows, weekly rents are skyrocketing and there’s simply not enough houses to go around.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Interest rates and lending buffer see investors stuck on the sidelines
The rapid increase in interest rates is continuing to weigh on property prices and is making it more difficult for buyers to enter the market, according to a new report.
Read More » -
NEWS
Property industry says Budget addresses housing supply but not affordability
The property and housing industries have largely welcomed Tuesday's Federal Budget as a good start to solving Australia’s housing supply crisis, but many said more could be done to address affordability.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Queensland rental supply falls 30 per cent as investors exit market
Surging house prices across Queensland have caused a wave of investor selling, the the number of available rental properties dropping dramatically.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Inflation outstrips rental growth for more than a decade
Inflation has risen at more than twice the rate of weekly rents over the past decade, forcing many landlords to say "enough is enough".
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
The real estate issues the new Federal Government must tackle
The rental crisis, housing affordability and supply will be among the hot topics in the real estate sector leading up to the Federal Election on May 21.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Investors flee Victoria causing more pain for tenants
Already in the grips of a rental crisis, investors are selling off their Victorian investment properties en masse, discouraged by the raft of taxes and regulatory burdens that are being thrust upon them.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Investors selling up as government threats push them out
New legislation, increased taxation, and potential rental reforms, including rent freezes, have led to 12 per cent of Australian investors selling their properties, according to a new survey.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
Confidence returns to the property market
Confidence is slowly returning to property markets across the country, with demand for quality properties still remaining high according to experts.
Read More » -
INDUSTRY NEWS
REIQ 2018 Awards for Excellence Finalists Announced
REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said this was a very special event because the winners would be part of the REIQ during its centenary of celebrations. “As we look back on a century of shaping the Queensland real estate market it’s wonderful to draw a link between today’s highly professional real estate practitioners and those ambitious few men who started this…
Read More »