Australia has internationally high levels of investment property ownership, and investor loans constitute a significant proportion of the mortgage market. However, the currently turbulent global economic conditions have led to a decline in investment property lending commitments over the last year. Nevertheless property investors will continue be an important customer segment.
Scope
- Includes a comprehensive overview of the investment property market in Australia.
- Provides survey data on consumer attitudes and behavior relating to investment property and investor loans.
- Provides five year forecasts of investment property lending commitments.
- Analyzes current and future trends in the market.
Highlights of this title
More recently, falling property prices and lower interest rates have also contributed to rising rental yields on investment properties. However, yields are still low for some types of investment properties, with top-end investment properties having very low yields.
Since investment loans on average use higher gearing, and since property investors are seen as a somewhat more risky group of mortgagors by providers, the credit crisis has affected investors to a greater degree than owner occupiers.
Indirect property ownership can provide a convenient alternative to gain exposure to the residential property market. There are several theoretical advantages to indirect property ownership.
Key reasons to purchase this title
- Detailed analysis of investment property ownership in Australia.
- Profiles different categories of Australian property investors.
- Plan your strategy with Datamonitor forecasts of investment property lending commitments up to 2013.
