Investors have surged in the Sydney and Melbourne property markets at record levels over the past few years, with many amassing significant property portfolios.
Insights
A ‘broken property market': Bank of Mum and Dad funding a third of first-homes
First-home buyers are increasingly tapping into the bank of Mum and Dad, with 29 per cent being provided help from their family.
‘Risks magnified’ when investors use equity loans to buy multiple properties
A common strategy used by property investors around Australia to amass large portfolios of real estate is potentially very risky, experts warn.
‘Market has lost its energy': Sydney entering spring selling season with a whimper
Things have changed rapidly over the past three months.
Investors can own multiple properties but still be eligible for first-home buyer benefits
A little-known loophole across all states and territories is allowing investors, who already own multiple properties, to take advantage of government grants aimed at helping first-home buyers.
The suburbs where half of all homes are mortgage-free
In some suburbs more than half of the residents are sitting on million-dollar properties mortgage-free.
‘The bad stuff is cheap': Apartment boom leaves Sydney facing ‘dire consequences’ if fire hazards left unaddressed
Years of record highrise building on Australia’s east coast has had an unintended consequence – the creation of buildings with fire hazards that experts warn are costly to fix but too risky to leave unattended.
‘No evidence’ of vast pool of foreign-owned vacant apartments in Australia: experts
Insiders argue a recent report doesn’t reveal “anything meaningful” about Chinese investment behaviour in Australia.
‘Perfect storm of issues’ leaving Aussies on verge of mortgage crisis
Expensive property markets, soaring levels of household debt and predatory lending practices have come under fire with experts warning thousands of households are on the verge of mortgage stress.
Melbourne property prices: Will they continue to rise? Five economists predict
Melbourne’s property price growth is among the strongest in the country, but economists are split on what prices will look like next year.