When we talk about property ownership, most of us might think of mortgaging the home we live in. While this may have been the case several years ago, the fact is that the face of property ownership has changed. In these times of soaring growth in the real estate market, the number of first home […]

For first homebuyers looking to break into the market, the thought of falling property prices is the stuff of dreams. For many other Australians who already own their home, this would put them at risk have decreasing the value of the asset in comparison to their mortgage, meaning they have less security. For Australians who […]

For most Australians, there will be stretches of time where it may feel tough to get ahead. You might be living paycheck to paycheck or even struggling to make ends meet, perhaps even seeking out wealth building strategies only for them to fall through and have you back at square one. This is not an […]

When making the decision of whether to purchase a home or continue renting, there are many factors to consider. You have probably found that the best areas surrounding the city, the so-called lifestyle hotspots, generally command a higher price tag than the more suburban or regional areas that are more affordable as well as suited […]

When you think of your typical property investor, there are plenty of images that pop into your head. In fact, we had covered in a previous blog post on who Australia’s average property investor was. The answers were quite surprising. It was not the highly paid executive with plenty of money to put into property […]

The soaring markets of Sydney and Melbourne have demonstrated that our property market is showing few signs of slowing down. The pressures placed on first home buyers have resulted in Rentvesters growing in numbers over the last few years as a viable solution to the affordability crisis. While rentvestors have existed for decades prior, it […]

As Generation Y matures to take their place in the world, we notice that they are doing things a little different when it comes to the way they live and invest in property. With previous generations, it was all about moving out of home, perhaps renting for a while to save for that deposit or […]

Changing housing affordability within a suburb or city often comes with an inevitable shift in demographics as residents find their way to more affordable locations and those who are wealthy, move into the premium locations. We are starting to see this shift happened more often as Sydney’s housing prices grow over the last decade. While […]