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July 31, 2023

Could rate hikes be missing the point?

Are you feeling the pinch of rising interest rates in the property market?   The RBA’s ongoing rate hike cycle has sent shockwaves throughout the economy and sparked broader debate regarding the effectiveness of their monetary policy approach. In the March edition of Deloitte Access Economics’ Business Outlook report, author Stephen Smith was critical of the RBA's strategy, arguing that a traditional rate hike approach is not the answer to what is currently driving inflation. In this article, we investigate what inflation is, discuss what makes it so difficult to solve, and examine whether our friends at Deloitte may have a point!
July 31, 2023

How Do Property Developers Impact Housing Affordability?

Are property developers the heroes or villains when it comes to the housing affordability crisis in Australia? It's a question that sparks lively debates and passionate opinions. The Supply Challenge:  Picture this: a high demand for housing and a limited supply. This imbalance drives prices up, making it increasingly challenging for aspiring homeowners to enter the market.
August 8, 2023

Declining Housing Affordability – What does it mean for investors?

Housing affordability can be thought of as the relationship between average expenditure on housing and average household incomes. In an ideal world, household income and expenditure on housing would increase similarly over time due to inflation, resulting in fairly stagnant affordability. But of course, we know that this hasn’t been the case for Australia!
August 8, 2023

Short-Stay Rentals and the Property Market – A help or a hinderance?

Recent years have seen an incredible explosion in the popularity of ‘short-stay’ rentals. Sites like Stayz, Vrbo and Airbnb have made it extremely simple for investors to experiment with short term renting in favour of conventional, long-term, rental agreements.