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Australia has a love affair with property the likes of which the rest of the world may not fully appreciate. The 18^th top-ranked site in Australia is realestate.com.au, pipped only by sites operated by global powerhouses such as Google, Twitter, Ebay and Facebook. continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Companies, Insightful Insights, Property.

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REA Group (ASX: REA) has just released their first half results for the 2016 financial year.

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Yesterday we attended Citi Group’s ‘Fireside discussion’ with Tracey Fellows, CEO of REA Group Limited (ASX: REA).

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Yesterday REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) released their full year results. Whilst it slightly missed expectations we were nonetheless pleased by the result. continue…

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Do we have a property bubble in Australia? It’s a topic that has numerous sides to the debate; from supply, demand, debt levels and affordability. However, perhaps the best view of the state of Australia’s property market has rather silently and with little fanfare come straight from the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry. continue…

by Russell Muldoon Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia released its June credit data last week. The data continued to show strong growth in investment mortgages, with outstanding loans increasing 10.7 per cent on the same time last year. This remains above APRA’s targeted ceiling growth rate of 10 per cent and represents a slight acceleration in the rate of growth relative to the May data. continue…

by Stuart Jackson Posted in Financial Services, Insightful Insights, Property.

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There’s no doubt that REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) has been an excellent performer in terms of share price over the past decade, it’s up over 2,600 per cent. We now ask, with questions arising about a potential housing bubble and maybe even a looming burst just around the corner, will REA be able to maintain this?

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by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia recently released private sector credit data which showed another month of strong growth. The RBA has raised concerns regarding the rate of growth in lending on speculative assets, and housing in particular, for some time. Glenn Stevens stated recently that he views some developments in the Sydney property market as “crazy” and “acutely concerning”. continue…

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After a comprehensive review of Australia’s infrastructure projects, there is one thing that is very clear. Sydneysiders must brace for significant disruption. continue…

by Ben MacNevin Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.

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Interesting to see the comments this week from ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft in relation to house prices, and the swift rebuttal from the Housing Industry Association (HIA).  For those who came in late, the HIA position seems to be that there is currently no cause for alarm, although we could be in shaky territory in 12 months’ time if recent growth rates continue.  ASIC, which presumably has no vested interest in continuing strong house prices, seems to be concerned that we may already be in bubble territory.

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by Tim Kelley Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.

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