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Property Developer Dilemmas
- September 18, 2014
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Investment Property, Property Renovation, Wealth
No CommentsMost property developers would say risk is an unavoidable part of their trade and being prepared for what lies ahead can mean the difference between success and failure. The most effective way to minimise the chance of things going wrong is to do your homework. Be ready for the following common scenarios to occur and
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The right time: property
- September 9, 2014
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Buying at Auction, Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Investment Property, Property Renovation, Self Managed Super Funds, Wealth
Predicting the perfect time to buy is difficult, even for the experts, yet many investors get caught in the fear of buying at the ‘wrong time’. The truth is that when to buy is not nearly as important as actually buying a property, particularly if you are planning to hold onto it long term. As
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The Right Time
- March 1, 2013
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Finance News, Financial goals
[custom_frame_left shadow=”on”][/custom_frame_left] Predicting the perfect time to buy is difficult, even for the experts, yet many investors get caught in the fear of buying at the ‘wrong time’. The truth is that when to buy is not nearly as important as actually buying a property, particularly if you are planning to hold onto it long
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Interest rate rise back on the agenda
- July 28, 2011
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Finance News
A strong and sustained rise in underlying inflation has reignited interest rate fears and forced economists to rethink their market expectations. The Consumer Price Index grew 0.9 per cent – pushed by a banana led spike in fruit prices. But despite the increase in underlying inflation, industry stakeholders have claimed any upwards rate movement by
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Interest Rate Rise, will they or won't they?
- June 6, 2011
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Enconomy, Inflation, Interest rate, Wealth
The RBA has been at pains to emphasise that policy decisions are based on the medium-term outlook. More timely data on that outlook, such as the capex expectations, has highlighted the challenge from the mining boom remains. The reserve bank would be extremely brave to raise interest rates after one of the worst quarters in 20
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NAB predict interest rates to hold
- March 10, 2011
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Enconomy, Inflation, Interest rate, Wealth
National Australia Bank has revised its rate forecast for 2011, pushing the first rate rise for the year back to August. The NAB forecast on rate rises has been delayed from May to August, with the final adjustment to 5.25 per cent in November. The risk of an earlier or larger rate adjustment lies with faster
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Jobs increase economic strength
- December 7, 2010
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Finance News
The Reserve Bank could be forced to lift rates sooner rather than later if the positive job data is any indication. Job advertising is now 33.2 per cent higher than a year ago. The improvement in job advertising suggests that the Australian economy continues to create jobs. I expect the RBA will again be thinking
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Bills, not interest rates a concern: survey
- December 1, 2010
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Finance News
Interest rates are no longer the biggest concern for potential home buyers, a new survey has found. According to the latest Consumer Sentiment Survey, 27 per cent of respondents indicated that other costs of living including utility bills was their biggest monetary concern heading into 2011. Interest rates came in second, with 16 per cent
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Inflation to increase home loan interest rate
- October 26, 2010
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Finance News
The RBA is widely expected to lift the official cash rate 25 basis points when it meets next Tuesday. The Australian economy is now back to growing at around trend, with business surveys suggesting it is operating at near capacity. I am unsure of how this statement can be accurate with most small business owners
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Strong AUD may pause interest rate rise
- October 11, 2010
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Australian Dollar, Interest rate
The improvement in the Australian dollar could force the RBA to leave rates on hold once again when the Board meets next month. The Australian dollar has almost caught up with the US dollar. Further appreciation from here could mean less rate rises may be needed next year as the improved exchange rate works to