Cutting through the noise – In the news
Today’s pick of property, financial and economic articles include:
1. How to resume home loan repayments if you’ve frozen your mortgage
2. Buyers are surprisingly responsive to a rise in listings over May
3. History shows why we can have housing market confidence
4. HomeBuilder scheme: Backlash over who will and won’t receive money
5. Ardern to lift all coronavirus restrictions in NZ
6. Pressure builds for Australia to reopen
7. Deficit is not a dirty word: It’s time for bold fiscal policy
Dissecting 10 years of Core Logic data – capital cities & regional areas (Ep.52)
In this episode, the Property Planner, Buyer and Professor discuss data provided by CoreLogic’s Tim Lawless on Australia’s capital cities and regional areas over the last ten years. Which cities took out the gold, silver and bronze?
Market update – The HomeBuilder stimulus – What it means for home buyers, renovators, jobs, the economy and property market! (Ep.51)
The Property Planner, Buyer and Professor met this morning for a ‘breaking news’ recording on the $688 million HomeBuilder stimulus package announced by the federal government yesterday. The new package aims to safeguard the jobs of a million tradies, to prop up the construction industry which was teetering on the edge of oblivion.
Home owners, first home buyers and renovators will be offered a cash grant of $25,000 for building contracts and purchase of new dwellings signed from 4 June 2020 right through to 31 December 2020.
Tenants from hell (Ep.50)
This week we return to our podcast episodes recorded prior to Coronavirus. In this episode, we discuss “tenants from hell”.
A good property manager is worth their weight in gold, and equally, so is a good tenant. A great tenant who is happy and obliging will stay in your property for a long time – avoiding long gaps between tenancies, advertising costs for vacancies and loss of rental income.
Market update – The view from the coalface, sentiment and push-pull factors (Ep.49)
In the ninth Podcast since Covid-19 took hold, we turned our thoughts to the property market forces at play, how sentiment is increasing as restrictions are easing and what’s on the horizon for property.
Offset accounts – God’s gift to mortgage strategy! (Ep.48)
This week we return to our podcast episodes recorded prior to Coronavirus. In this episode, we discuss offset accounts, God’s gift to mortgage strategy!
The effective use of offset accounts is one of our Top 5 strategies for creating wealth through property, it greases the wheels of the other mortgage strategies – optimisng tax deductions, ability to hold and accumulate property, money management system, risk management and offset accounts.
Market update – What’s ahead – the stabilisers, economic factors and what if’s! (Ep.47)
In this week’s episode we turned our thoughts to the property market and the multitude of forces that determine its trajectory. We look at the stabilisers, head winds and yes, even tail winds, despite what the mass media might have you believe!
Market update – Recovery lessons from recent recessions, the great depression, GFC & Spanish Flu – the market forecast (Ep.46)
In the seventh Podcast since Covid-19 took hold, we turned our thoughts to the alarmist headlines emerging, warning that the property market will drop by 20-30%. Why in all likelihood that won’t be the case by taking a critical eye to data and forecasting, and jumping in the time machine to look at the economic impact of previous pandemics and recessions on the property market.
Market update – Getting your ducks in a row before the economy opens up! (Ep.45)
In this week’s episode we turned our thoughts to focusing on planning for your next decision, as the governments start planning for, and in some cases such as WA and QLD, removing restrictions to open up the economy.
It takes time to develop your property plan and selection strategy for the next purchase. This all happens before you can even begin the searching process and get your finance approved.
Cutting through the noise – In the news
We continue to share our hand selected articles in our sections ‘Property’, ‘Government’ and ‘Economy’, and also include links to government support packages, for business owners, employees, job seekers, landlords and tenants. We also include prescient articles on the Covid-19 data, research and strategies that shape the analysis of the economy and property markets.
Here is our pick of the best – 23 April
1. Post Easter Week Sees A Rise In Scheduled Volumes, However Challenges Remain As Withdrawn Numbers Continue To Weigh Down Success Rates
2. Tax reform heads RBA’s wish list
3. Australia’s success implies we’ve over-stimulated
4. Provide incentives for using the tracing app
5. Covid-19 medical trial to treat thousands with HIV, malaria drugs
6. Solving the mortgage debt crisis no one is talking about
