A Tale of Three Cities

The hottest topic in real estate at the moment is whether or not there is a so called “property bubble”.The best way to define a bubble is when property price rises more rapidly than the long term trend line.The long term trend line reflects “normal” growth. This long...

Very Big News!

The Sydney property market has plateaued – with prices for both houses and units off the boil since June 2017 as the peak (Domain March Quarter House Report – Apr 26th).APRA played a large part in this Sydney slow down by applying investor restrictions to the entire...

Whats all the fuss about Interest Only Loans?

 ASIC has taken an interest in the number of Interest Only loans being sold to owner occupiersAccording to ASIC’s review of lenders in 2015, 25% of all owner occupied loans are Interest Only, 67% of investor loans are Interest Only.Personally even I am surprised...