WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT?

Michael Bysouth – Private Wealth Management

June 2011

With all the scare-mongering in the media at the moment, it is easy to be concerned about the future of your assets. This email is to provide a balanced approached to the entire data spectrum, and look at the real fundamentals for the Brisbane market and what the future holds.

The long term trend for growth in Brisbane remains unchanged. Floods, cyclones, recessions, and interest rate changes will have a short term impact, but over time will have little long term impact on the growth of inner suburban Brisbane property values. The key factors for property price growth are:

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State of the States

January 17, 2011

Commsec State & Territory Economic Performance Report (excerpt)

• How are Australia’s states and territories performing? CommSec has attempted to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment, construction work done; population growth; housing finance and dwelling commencements.      

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Insurance Considerations for Landlords

Is your liability as a landlord of an apartment covered?

Whether your rental property is part of a long-term superannuation investment strategy or to provide additional cash flow now for life’s little luxuries, it’s important that your investment is protected.

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Strategies for borrowing with super

Summary: Borrowing in a super fund to invest in property is one of the hottest investment strategies ever introduced in Australia. In this article Grant Abbott, Australia’s leading SMSF author presents details of his Top 8 SMSF borrowing strategies.

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CROSS RIVER RAIL PROJECT

 New Yeerongpilly CRR Station

Yeerongpilly residents should expect their property values to skyrocket, following the Queensland Governments’ announcement for a new four-platform station to be located at Yeerongpilly.  This will service Brisbane’s new subway tunnel, as well as the suburban rail network, with trains scheduled every 5 minutes during peak times. 

Spokesman for Rail Back on Track, Robert Dow, praised the location as it meant the Ipswich line would be connected with Cross River Rail via the Yeerongpilly loop from Corinda station. The trip from Yeerongpilly to Albert Street is set to take 10 minutes aboard Cross River Rail, shaving almost 15 minutes off the current Ipswich – CBD trip.

The new station would be the last station before the Cross River Rail tunnel, which is proposed to surface just north-east of the existing station.

It is proposed the new station would include:

• new public space for the community
• better facilities
• longer and wider platforms.

The new station is proposed to be located on the eastern side of the existing tracks with an entrance on Wilkie Street.

More information about the preferred location for the southern tunnel portal and the new station at Yeerongpilly is available in the Salisbury to Fairfield local area update.

Cross River Rail Fly Through

Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland

Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland

View a compact  2 minute clip on proposed road and rail infrastructure changes, essentially a condensed version of the Connection SEQ 2031 document.

Price growth predictions for spring 2010

Australian Property News

Price growth predictions for spring

Posted on Thursday, September 02 2010 at 2:44 PM

The next phase of the property market’s growth cycle will kickstart within 60 days, according to McGrath chief executive John McGrath in his recent Market Review for spring.

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Home prices post biggest fall in 14 months

August 6, 2010

Home prices

•    The RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Australian Home Value Index – the largest property database in Australia – reported that home prices fell by 0.7 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in June – the biggest decline in since April 2008.
•    Home prices are up still up 10.5 per cent in June on a year ago – but it is the slowest annual growth rate in eight months.
•    Home prices fell most in Perth (down 1.5 per cent) and Melbourne and Canberra (both down 1.4 per cent).

What does it all mean?

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Ten ways to increase your borrowing capacity

Posted on Wednesday, May 26 2010 at 12:55 AM

API Magazine | Eynas Brodie

Banks have progressively tightened their lending criteria in the wake of the GFC, frustrating investors who can’t source finance for their next purchase. Here API investigates 10 ways to break through the credit ceiling and increase your serviceability limit.

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Redcliffe Seaside Village Rejuvenation Project 2010

Council has now endorsed detailed designs for the $20 million Redcliffe Seaside Village Rejuvenation Project which will create an exciting and people-friendly streetscape that is modern and attractive to all users.

For a video presentation on the new concept design, go to

http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/council.aspx?id=56770

For more information, go to

http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/council.aspx?id=50787&terms=+redcliffe+foreshore

IN HINDSIGHT-THE FHOG–HELP OR HINDRANCE?

The $7000 First Home Owner’s Grant (FHOG) was introduced in July 2000 to encourage new buyers to enter the market. In October 2008, the deal was sweetened by the First Home Owners Boost, which added an extra $7000 for established homes and $14000 for brand new homes. Again, this was done in an effort to increase affordability and stimulate new housing starts in an already sluggish market. But did it really work? And now that the Boost has been removed, leaving the original grant amount of $7000, where do we go from here?

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GOING UP…AND FAST!

It’s no secret that Australia is suffering from a serious housing shortage. However, new forecasts are predicting an even greater shortfall than previously anticipated. Massive population growth, combined with a funds shortage for developers during the global financial crisis, has greatly widened the gap between supply and demand. While the majority of industry professionals have been anticipating a significant rise in property prices for several years, recent figures supplied by Australian Property Monitors (APM) now provide us with a more solid indication of where things are heading. On average, Brisbane can expect an increase of 11.6 per cent. Over ten years, this translates to roughly three times the 2009 median price for most suburbs. The table below provides a summary of those suburbs with the best investment prospects.

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2010 – RENTS TO RECOVER; HOUSE PRICES AT ALL TIME HIGH

Much to the relief of investors, Australian Property Monitors (APM) released a report this month indicating vast improvements in the national rental market. Given that 2009 yielded a mere 2% increase for median rent, this is welcome news indeed.

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2009: IN REVIEW

Welcome to the final, abbreviated version of our newsletter for 2009! As we look back over the last year and breathe a sign of relief now that the global financial crisis is largely behind us, it is sobering to realise that the effects are still being felt by developers, who are now forced to deal with the downturn’s legacy.

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