Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision

Domain has released its latest quarterly house price report. The report reveals national house prices are down over the quarter and year, with Sydney recording the largest annual fall in house prices.

The positive cash flow property investment strategy involves purchasing property that will create surplus cashflow pre-tax. This blog is aimed at property investors of all levels of experience, and covers: Some goals you can aim to achieve if you are looking to find and purchase positive cashflow property. A process to follow to help you find, analyse and research positive cashflow opportunities How-to videos which demonstrate how we can help you find high yielding property.

The positive cash flow property investment strategy involves seeking out properties where monthly income exceeds holding costs. This will generate surplus cash flow for you pre-tax.

Do you want to invest in a rental property that will give you premium yields? The location of your rental property can help determine how much return you are likely to make and ultimately how successful the property is as an investment which generates positive cash flow for you. Yes, those four little numbers mean much more than helping the postman, they make a huge impact on your investment, so pay attention! For a rental property to give you the best possible return you can consider starting your search by targeting a location which produces high gross rental yields.

Whether you have just purchased your first investment property or already own a large portfolio, there are ways to maximise your rental return. This infographic gives you five simple tips that can help you boost your cash flow.

New figures show investors have been further squeezed out of a housing market they once hogged. Economists expect regulatory pressures on loans once favoured by investors, like interest-only, are placing persistent pressure on the investor sector.

Living life creates debt. Owning your own home, cars, dining out, and generally enjoying life, all costs money, that you can earn from your income or borrow from a financial institution. When you are deep in debt, you restrict your ability to build wealth before you’ve even had the chance to start. That’s why you need an effective debt elimination strategy, a customised plan of action, and a clear understanding of the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debt.

Australian banks may soon introduce tighter lending standards, which could push down house prices, the Reserve Bank says.

Home price growth at slowest in five years A slowdown in Sydney has crimped growth in average capital city home prices around Australia but data analytics firm Corelogic says the worst is probably over.

Property investing can be complex, so here are five top tips, to help new property investors get started successfully.

Purchasing investment property can be complex. This infographic shows 9 tips for first time property investors. It can can help you start your property investing journey more successfully and set you on your way to a profitable investing career. Hope it helps!

LVR is an acronym that stands for Loan to Value Ratio. It is the proportion of money you borrow compared to the value of the property, and expressed as a percentage. Lenders use this to help assess the risk factor of borrowers before deciding whether to approve a loan.

Home values steady but auctions lift Australia's five major capital cities have recorded no weekly change in their combined home values, despite an improvement in the auction clearance rate.

A high-powered agency that oversees major infrastructure projects has waded into an explosive political debate over slashing migration levels. Infrastructure Australia is warning it is neither feasible nor desirable for the country to turn its back on the opportunities presented by population growth.