Property Market Analysis - Investment Strategies

• Units gain market share

  As the Aussie family structure changes, more young buyers are opting for apartments close to the city instead of houses with land further out read more

• Rate cut to fuel housing activity as affordability improves

  With the RBA slashing rates by 1%, the housing market is poised for a significant increase in activity amid improving buying conditions and easing affordability constraints read more

• The changing face of Redcliffe

  With hundreds of million of dollars worth of new road infrastructure underway and a finite, land-locked supply of accommodation, the booming Redcliffe peninsula is proving to be a popular investment choice. Sarah Megginson reports read more

• Rental yields to jump another 10% in 2009

  The stage is set for a recovery in the Australia's housing market fuelled by extremely tight rental market and chronic undersupply according to an economist read more

• Mortgage sales up despite low consumer confidence

  There are signs that property buyers are slowly getting back into the market as shown by the higher mortgage sales data from a leading mortgage broker. read more

• Deal or No Deal: High rental yields not always healthy profits

  High rental yields don’t always guarantee healthy profits, despite what some investors may believe. Your Investment Property explains why it pays to do your homework, analysing each deal individually before parting with your cash read more

• Adelaide market boom tipped

  Confidence is building up in Adelaide's real estate market as prices, rental demand and investment returns continue to flourish read more

• Melbourne records capital growth of 25% in 2007

  Melbourne has topped the list of Australian Property Monitors (APM)'s quarterly price growth series for the last quarter of 2007, with capital growth of 25% blitzing the nation's other capital cities read more

• Housing market peak predicted for 2008

  The first half of 2008 will see the Australian property market reach a peak due to official interest rate hikes, tightening credits markets and the uncertain future of the economic and business sectors, according to RP Data read more