Is Now a Good Time to Buy an Investment Property?

Is there such a thing as the ‘right time’ to buy an investment property? 

Should you worry about rising interest rates?
Can you still afford to buy property at this stage?
Is there a solution to Australia’s housing crisis?

Today, we’re going alfresco and talking about whether it’s a good time to invest in property, how interest rates and inflation are affecting the property market, the status of property supply in Australia, and more!

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In this episode, we cover:

1. Why people overthink the ‘right time’ to buy property [02:39]
2. How interest rates and inflation work [06:34]
3. Institutional investors entering the residential property market en masse [09:28]
4. The alarmist view of interest rates [13:07]
5. Wage growth vs interest rates [17:03]
6. What the government should do to fix Australia’s housing problem [21:11]
7. How the housing affordability crisis is affecting the population [24:33]
8. Is it possible to get cash flow positive property? [28:25]
9. Why those who bought more than a year ago are riding the interest rate rise [35:16]
10. Should you lock in your interest rates? [38:27] 
11. Reducing your Loan-to-Value Ratio [41:40]
12. Understanding the risks of investing [47:26]

 

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