Victoria Announced As The Most Popular State For Domestic And International Migration.

Melbourne is enticing people to move south with a wealth of job opportunities combined with a lower cost of housing compared to its northern neighbour, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal. And this trend is set to continue … Continue reading

NSW Premier Announces New Housing Affordability Package

Last Thursday, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced new housing affordability reforms from July 1 that include more than $1 billion in expanded stamp duty concessions and measures for first time home buyers. “I want to ensure that owning a home … Continue reading

Is The China Property Pricing Bubble Causing A Secondary Sydney And Melbourne Pricing Bubble?

It may or may not surprise you to learn that Sydney and Melbourne apartment prices are relatively ‘cheap’ compared with the median apartment prices in the major Chinese cities like Shanghai, where a two-bedroom apartment is around $900,000, which is … Continue reading

Mining town hotspots revealed in Queensland

Gracemere, near Rockhampton, has emerged as Queensland’s top growth suburb – recording the biggest leap in the number of house sales over the last 12 months. According to new research released by PRDnationwide, 96 houses sold in Gracemere in the … Continue reading

Hi! It’s Harry here, and welcome to our June newsletter!

Hi! It’s Harry here, and welcome to our June newsletter! The weather is cooling down but things are definitely not cooling down in the property market, or within Plan Assist. As most of you know I like to keep things … Continue reading

Queensland – Beautiful one day, Opportunities the next!

    Hi! It’s Harry here.  I hope that you had a happy new year and enjoyed the break, I know I did.  My family took the opportunity to head up north to Queensland just before Christmas, and we had … Continue reading

Mining town hotspots revealed in Queensland

Gracemere, near Rockhampton, has emerged as Queensland’s top growth suburb – recording the biggest leap in the number of house sales over the last 12 months. According to new research released by PRDnationwide, 96 houses sold in Gracemere in the … Continue reading

Banks risk backlash on rates delay

The big four commercial banks in Australia are estimated to receive an additional A$5.6 million in profit for each day where they delay the passing on of interest rate cuts to borrowers, according to an industry estimate. Some argue that … Continue reading

Property prices hit rock bottom

Friday, 04 November 2011 www.theadviser.com.au Staff Reporter Property commentators are “quietly confident” that property prices have bottomed out and will steadily increase from here on in. Speaking to The Adviser, RP Data’s chief executive officer Graham Mirabito said all the … Continue reading

Building approvals slump: HIA

www.theadviser.com.au Thursday, 03 November 2011 Staff Reporter Building approvals fell again in September, suggesting the Reserve Bank was right to cut the official cash rate on Tuesday. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found seasonally adjusted building approvals fell … Continue reading