Property Market Analysis - Investment Strategies

• How long will this property downturn last?

  Property values are falling around the country for 17 consecutive months, but the actual rate of decline has been easing over the past three months. read more

• Collective sales: The new frontier for property investors?

  Collective sales, in which multiple owners come together to transact real estate, is a growing trend. In fact, collective sales made up 16.5% of all site sales suitable for low-, medium- and high-density development in Australia last year – seven times more than five years ago read more

• State by State Property Market Update | March 2019

  The media is having a field day with gloomy house price forecasts but what are our property markets really up to? Read on to find out... read more

• Blockchain and AI to revolutionise housing market

  New disruptive technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence are changing the game. They are creating new opportunities for investors, tenants, real estate professionals and governments – but what are the risks? read more

• Modern-day wave attracts more market-shifters

  As rising numbers of Aussies flock to new and emerging seaside towns, where will that leave the property markets of major cities? read more

• Investors' plans for 2019

  While property markets nationwide are not expected to perform very strongly in 2019, many investors still believe this is a good time to invest for potential long-term gain. Jacqueline So reports read more

• Could the RBA cut interest rates this year?

  The Reserve Bank is likely to increase interest rates in 2020. But with property prices in Melbourne and Sydney predicted to fall further in the next two years, a rate cut by the RBA is possible in the year ahead read more

• Gen Y to drive the next property boom

  Demographic changes over the next decade will drive a shift in demand as Gen Y – now aged around 20 to 35 years old – begin transitioning into 'family phase'. This could underpin the next boom in real estate, with a strong focus on small-dwelling design read more

• End of 2018: Australian Property Market Report

  2018 will go down as the year of the biggest downturns in our property markets for many years. Over the last year or two a number of factors caused house prices to drop and house price growth in other states to slow. read more