by Option Wealth | Dec 3, 2014 | Property Investment |
Voters have changed the state government but Footscray remains a major activity centre under Plan Melbourne. It’s business as usual. The suburb’s population, which is growing at 3 per cent annually, is tipped to double to more than 30,000 by 2031....
by Option Wealth | Dec 1, 2014 | Home Loans |
In a response to Sydney’s growing population and a desire of Sydneysiders to live close to transport, infrastructure and employment, the NSW Government launched its Urban Activation Precincts programme in March 2013. Current forecasts suggest that more than 1.6...
by Option Wealth | Nov 17, 2014 | Home Loans |
Sydney’s median asking price for detached houses topped $1 million this week for the first time as sellers raised expectations in a booming market. The median asking price rose $10,600 over the past seven days, according to Sydney-based data company SQM Research...
by Option Wealth | Nov 14, 2014 | Property Investment |
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published housing finance data for September earlier this week. The data showed that the proportion of lending to investors hit a record high in September. At the same time the data indicates that demand from owner occupiers...
by Option Wealth | Nov 11, 2014 | Home Loans |
The value of lending for housing in Australia rose in September, reversing falls in August. The increase was driven by financing to investors, confirming a trend which currently has regulators looking at imposing some controls on this segment of the market. The ABS...