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Friday, 02 August 2024

For strategic investors, now is the time to explore investment options that not only preserve wealth, but also position their assets for growth in the next phase of the economic cycle. Over the past year, high inflation, rising interest rates, and a turbulent macroeconomic landscape have made fixed-term cash investments more attractive.

Thursday, 18 July 2024

Most recent attention on mortgage rule changes has focused on debt-to-income (DTI) rules. On July 1st, the Reserve Bank also slightly relaxed loan-to-value restrictions on secondhand investment properties.

Monday, 15 July 2024

Predicting the future of the Commercial Property Market over the next 12-24 months is challenging. While we can’t rely on a crystal ball, economists’ consensus is that interest rates will likely drop later this year/early next. As inflation stabilises to the levels desired by the Reserve Bank, it will bring a sigh of relief to many stakeholders.

Tuesday, 25 June 2024

While the Reserve Bank continues to jawbone and state that we will be well into the 2025 calendar year before we see a cut to the Official Cash Rate (OCR), it is questionable how many people actually believe them.

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

While buying a 15 square metre car park may not seem like the most glamorous commercial investment, the benefits of purchasing one, often at a modest entry price, are heralded by those who have. With land prices in the main centres rising rapidly, the return on investment for a car park compares favourably with those of a more mainstream commercial and industrial property class.