RiskWise Property Review's quarterly Residential Property Risks & Opportunities Report takes a deep dive into the residential property market in order to identify major risk factors. This comprehensive report features a heat map of at-risk residential properties and covers 30 risk factors, grouped into seven categories. These include economic fundamentals; key housing measures; housing affordability; lending standards and restrictions; jobs & employment; population & demographics; and alternative investment options. The report is structured using a top-down approach, commencing at the State level, followed by analysis of various other categories before drilling down to the individual level. 

Tighter restrictions on mortgage lending could increase risk to property prices. This is according to RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg, who says the impact of any recommendation by theBanking Royal Commission to tighten lending could lead to some areas and property configurations carrying higher levels of risk.

 

Solid price growth is predicted for houses in Southwest Sydney, according to the latest analysis by RiskWise Property Research. The research house CEO Doron Peleg said the growth would be driven by an increasing population, with a particular emphasis on high levels of international migration.

 

As the Sydney and Melbourne markets go flat, some property professionals are touting Central Queensland as the ‘next big thing’ in the investment property market, following strong price reduction in recent years.

Interstate migration is a key factor in the population growth of the Sunshine Coast as southerners take advantage of greater affordability and lifestyle.

They may be young, but are they dumb? Gen Ys trying to get a foot on the rungs of an increasingly slippery housing ladder may feel like the task is insurmountable.