Chermside West and Albany Creek amongst Brissie’s best family suburbs
Add nearby parks and entertainment, plus easy access to the city and public transport, and you’ve got a family-friendly suburb. A recent report in realestate.com.au has named Brisbane’s best family friendly burbs, based on these factors plus a purchase price lower than the Brisbane local government area median house price of $1.05 million. Check out […]
Market update: Brissie prices jump $40k in 3 months
We’re a competitive bunch north of the border (Queenslander!) but some may have mixed feelings about this title. Our relative affordability to southern capitals has long been a selling point. So we can’t lay claim to that now we’ve finally trumped two of those southern capitals in the property popularity contest. The median dwelling value […]
Rise of the granny flat
Downsizers are amongst those driving demand, as they opt to downsize living costs and stay close to family, reports news.com.au. One builder reported demand for 100 granny flats a week in a single state. Plonking a granny flat in the backyard of a family member can cost a fraction of buying into a retirement village, […]
Brissie rents rise more than 50%
To put a number on in we’ve seen a 53 per cent increase in rents for both dwelling types between March 2020 and April 2024, according to PropTrack. That’s faster growth than the Queensland average of 51 per cent and the national average of 43 per cent. Queensland and Western Australia have seen the strongest […]
Market update: Where to find bargain buys in booming Brissie
In the three months to April prices grew 3.1 per cent and they’ve skyrocketed 16.1 per cent in the past year, reports Herron Todd White. This places the median dwelling price around $830,000, meaning the house price median would sit somewhere above this, and the unit price medium would sit below. But where can house […]
Student loans: does size matter when it comes to borrowing?
Well you might be right, but it’s not that simple. Student loan repayments – not the size of the student loan – are what banks are interested in when it comes to calculating your borrowing power. Since repayment amounts depend on your income, the size of your student loan alone can’t determine your borrowing power, […]
This northside Brissie burb that cash flow investors love
Yields are close to 6 per cent, reports The Courier-Mail. For newbie investors, a yield helps you determine your holding costs. A high yield means less out-of-pocket costs. It’s calculated by adding up the total annual rent, less expenses and dividing by the value of the property. Investors who want high cash flow will look […]
Market update: Sellers warming up
New listings across southern capital cities have jumped and Brisbane sellers are starting to follow. Brisbane listing in April this year were 16.1 per cent higher than they were a year ago, and up more than 20 per cent over the past three months, reports openagent.com.au. PropTrack economic research director Cameron Kusher recently told Yahoo! […]
Must-know bathroom reno measurements
There’s no need to get your knickers in a twist. Houzz has offered up some great bathroom measurement advice to help you splash down the perfect reno. First up – size matters in the bathroom but bigger isn’t necessarily better, or even needed. If you’ve got a space that is 900 millimetres wide and 1200 […]
Unit rents continue to close the gap on houses
In the first quarter of this year, January to March, unit rents in Brisbane rose 5.4 per cent compared to house rents which rose 3.3 per cent. “That demand for units, coupled with the lack of supply, is pushing up unit rents faster than house rents and suggests a potentially higher yield for units in […]
