There has been a lot of news lately about APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) putting pressure on the Banks to limit lending to residential property investors. APRA is a Federal Government body that is the prudential regulator of Banks, Insurance Companies, Superannuation Funds, Credit Unions and Building Societies.
What effect has this had on lenders?
AMP have stopped lending altogether for residential investment, NAB have stopped lending altogether for Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) residential lending, other banks that are still lending for SMSF have increased their minimum deposit from 20% to 30%. All Banks have been advised to give preferential interest rates to owner-occupiers and no special discounts for investors.
This has had very little effect on my clients. People with interest only facilities have had their rates increased, but my clients with principal and interest have not been affected.
The rationale behind all of this is to keep investors out of the market and make more houses available for first homebuyers but, honestly, I wonder what planet these bureaucrats live on!
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Price is Determined by Supply and Demand
I have often written, in my blog posts, that the price of everything is due to supply and demand. If investors do hold off and less residential investment properties are built, what will happen to rents? The demand for rent will increase as the supply decreases, rents will go up. As rents increase so will the value of the houses.
There has been very little effect where I place my clients in Brisbane’s North side. There has actually been an increase in investor buyer demand. Look at a recent headline in the Courier Mail – “Buyers rushing in with bags of cash.”
My prediction of the Brisbane Market taking off is coming to fruition. Most analysts are predicting an increase in Brisbane prices of 13-15% in the next 3 years and I feel this is conservative. If you have been waiting to buy in Brisbane, wait no longer.
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Steve Taylor
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