by Jerry Parker | Jan 15, 2019 | Investment Education, Location, News
After you have accessed your tax position and decided you need to make another investment that can reduce your tax…property comes to mind… So how much should you spend? This is a personal process, and when you reach that number, you should stick to it. So...
by Jerry Parker | Jan 11, 2019 | Investment Education, News
The Adelaide Bank/REIA Housing Affordability Report shows that every state and territory saw housing affordability improve in the September Quarter of 2018 – except Queensland, where affordability remained stable. NSW saw the greatest improvement, with the...
by Jerry Parker | Jan 8, 2019 | Investment Education, News
APRA will remove its 30% limit on interest-only residential mortgage lending for banks and other lenders from 1 January. This cap was originally put in place in March 2017 in a bid to reinforce sound lending practices and has resulted in a cooling of the interest-only...
by Jerry Parker | Dec 31, 2018 | Feature Articles, Investment Education, News
Upgrade still leaves room for more stimulus Bottom line: The Budget’s 18/19 headline Underlying Cash Balance (UCB) is forecast to be a modest deficit of -$5.2bn (from -$14.5b at Budget time), moving into an upgraded surplus of $4.1bn for 19-20 (from $2.2bn). ...
by Jerry Parker | Dec 30, 2018 | Investment Education, News
There are strong linkages between events in the local economy and outcomes in real estate markets. If a city’s economy is growing and creating jobs, real estate markets will be busy. Proximity to employment nodes is an important marker to look for, remembering that...
by Jerry Parker | Dec 21, 2018 | Feature Articles, Investment Education, News
Australian home loan lending has lifted in October, helped by an increase in finance provided to owner-occupier buyers. The October 2018 housing finance figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed that housing finance increased by 2.6 per...
