COVID-19

For as long as I can remember the question of whether it’s better to rent or buy has been a perennial debate. It’s also been an ongoing topic during the …
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In NSW 34% of households live in rented accommodation, nationally the figure is slightly less at 32% up from 27% in 1997/98.

The NSW Rental Bond Board affords high visibility …
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Rental markets are currently by their very nature more volatile than the owner occupier housing market. For one simple reason; it’s usually easier and quicker to move house.

However, because …
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As we adjust to the impacts of Covid-19 we’ve seen a number of wide ranging trends in the property market. While activity has bounced around, people are still buying and …
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Over the past few weeks I looked at a range of topics linked to COVID-19, mainly from the long-term perspective of residential property. However, a more ambitious task, is to …
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COVID-19 has delivered what might well end up being the biggest shock that the world has had to absorb since the World Wars.

It’s also true that we live in …
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Outside of the direct health issues and the impact on the economy, how COVID-19 might change the built environment, and that very much includes housing, has been a big topic …
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Having looked at the possible impacts of changing population and demographic trends as a result of COVID-19, it logical to now examine some of the key economic trends taking place, …
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Population and property are an inseparable duo, both totally intertwined, so much so that what impacts one will always impact the other.

Now in the face of COVID-19 this interdependence …
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History always reminds us that ‘technology’ powered by human innovation is one of the greatest enablers of change and there are plenty of examples. Think of simple prehistoric hand held …
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