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Property prices are reported to have softened since our last ‘smashed avocado’ update.  However, the price declines have not been enough to ease the burden for people trying to save for a home deposit.  Thankfully, there’s good news on the horizon for those wanting to get into the property market AND eat their avocado too. continue…

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A couple of very interesting articles in the Australian Financial Review (AFR) recently are worth bringing to your attention given that continuing extremely low levels of volatility suggests nobody is worried about anything at all. continue…

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In recent times, we’ve been accused by some readers of being too pessimistic about investing in Australian property – particularly new apartments.  But collapsing apartment prices in Brisbane seem to support our view. Could this trigger price falls in Sydney and Melbourne?
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According to the Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index, there are 586 cranes in operation across Australia’s three largest cities. 350 in Sydney, 151 in Melbourne and 85 in Brisbane. 80 per cent or 470 of these cranes are focused on building apartments. continue…

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It’s been a long time coming, but it seems the much-anticipated end to Sydney’s housing bubble has finally arrived. And, Australia-wide, there’s a growing list of areas with owners struggling to cope with mountains of debt. The question is, how far will property prices fall?
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REA Group’s (ASX: REA) share price has soared around 50 per cent over the last 12 months, with the market confirming our strong conviction that this is a really high-quality business.  And, pleasingly, there are several drivers that could propel the firm’s earnings for many years to come.
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We’ve been posting about the issue of apartment building in Brisbane for some time. Now, lenders like Suncorp have brought in tougher measures to crack down on high-rise apartment purchases amid growing concerns about oversupply and falling prices. Is this an isolated phenomenon? Or a signal of worse pain to come for property investors?

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As many of you know, we have long been supporters of the REA Group (ASX: REA) story with the company a longer term holding in both our domestic and global funds.

Initially we were attracted to the very high rates of return on equity and little or no debt – a function of the company’s dominant position and its ability to charge higher prices even after a decade of competitors offering the same service for free. continue…

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Earlier this week, The Australian – the newspaper I write for fortnightly – updated their reporting of Australian property mogul Harry Triguboff’s view on property prices.

Separately this week, UBS reported the results of a survey of almost 1000 Australian mortgage holders who borrowed in the twelve months to August 2017.  They observed; “Our 2017 survey found factually accurate mortgage applications fell to just 67 per cent. There are now ~$500 billion in ‘Liar Loans’ on the banks’ books.” A third of borrowers admitted to understating their living expenses. continue…

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When REA Group (ASX:REA) announced the FY17 full year results the shares fell six percent (they’ve since recovered). REA Group reported an underlying profit for the full-year FY17 of A$228.3 million, which was up about 12 percent. Most of the growth can be attributed to growth in the more expensive ‘premium’ depth ads, and much of the growth came from higher prices. continue…

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