Property Market Analysis - Investment Strategies

• 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

• 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

• Why Melbourne’s properties will keep on rising

  Melbourne’s property prices are rising at breakneck speed as investors swoop into the Victorian capital city. And as Malcolm Reid reports, the party is just getting started read more

• The numbers on Carrum Downs

  When demand outstrips supply, it is only natural for buyers to branch out into surrounding areas for affordable housing with similar returns. In Melbourne’s southeast, right next door to the popular suburb of Frankston, interest is building up in the suburb of Carrum Downs. Genavieve Zoeller investigates read more

• Tassie properties gain ground

  Whilst the spotlight is currently shining on Melbourne, properties in the island state are quietly making significant gains read more

• The great Sydney divide

  Gap widens in Sydney's property market as premium properties continue to rack up big gains whilst those in the fringes weaken read more