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I cannot work out why anyone would privately manage their own property. The rate here in Sydney is about 5.5% in management fees. It’s ridiculous for the work that property managers put in to a single property. On a $700 a week property, the agency will only receive a fee of $38.50 for dealing with landlords who don’t

Despite tightened lending conditions, the prospect of price bubbles, and pockets of oversupply, Australia’s property investors remain bullish about the long-term benefits of residential real estate, according to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia’s (PIPA) Annual Investor Sentiment Survey 2017.

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Will Australian House Prices Crash? five reasons why it's more complicated than you think!
 

Key points

• Talk of a property crash is likely to ramp up again with signs that the Sydney and Melbourne property markets are cooling. But the Australian

Brisbane remains the top capital city pick for Australian property investors, a survey has found.

The national survey, conducted by Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), found investors are bullish about the long-term benefits of residential real estate and shrugging off concerns about stricter lending

With median house prices hitting north of $600,000 in many of Australia’s biggest cities, many millennial homebuyers are struggling to enter the property market.

“The big news is that Gen Y has grown up and is now jumping into investing, not only with both feet, but with gusto and great success,” said

With high house prices across Australia’s capital cities, new research has found that 71% of property investors had to sacrifice parts of their lifestyle, such as taking holidays or cutting back on spending, in order to purchase property.

Mortgage Choice’s Investor Survey of 1,034 Australians who plan to or

It's a well known fact that women are more likely to retire with less superannuation than men. But new research shows that savvy Australian women are making up for what they lack in superannuation, by investing in real estate.

Today, nearly half (47%) of Australians who own investment property are women, according

IT’S the age-old query of anyone with capacity to invest. Which is the better investment — shares or property?

After allowing for costs, residential property has often provided a higher return than shares, according to many studies. Both tend to be far superior to cash and bonds.

But

Forget securing bank loans, costly mortgages and stressful auctions — investors could make their way into the increasingly challenging Australian property market through crowdfunding, according to new research.

A study from the University of South Australia has suggested crowdfunding could be a new

 
Whenever someone proposes another way to improve housing affordability, you need to ask yourself one simple question – will this increase supply and/or reduce demand?
 
Those are the only two things that place downward pressure on property prices. Just ask agents in Sydney and Perth.

Sydney has been