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What's going to happen to the property market?
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With WA & QLD surging and other States (ex-NSW) posting good gains, where to from here with the property market Australia-wide? With strong immigration and the economy still trucking along,…Continue

Tags: rates, prices, interest, property

Started this discussion. Last reply by ff123 Aug 16, 2009.

 

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marc schwarz left a comment for Karen
"to really be comfortable at least 1.3 mill to 15 mill taking a conservative interest return of say 4-5 % will give a reasonable income"
Jan 23, 2010
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Nov 22, 2009
ff123 replied to Karen's discussion What's going to happen to the property market?
"Most of this thread is old now - between March and August a lot of stuff has happened - when you see the RBA warning about raising interest rates they reckon the economy is on the mend. There is no crystal ball with any of this stuff, still know…"
Aug 16, 2009
Bandwidth replied to Karen's discussion What's going to happen to the property market?
"Does the following announcement mean housing affortability just got better ????? Average weekly earnings up 1.2 per cent to $1196 AAP August 13, 2009 12:00pm THE average weekly wage in Australia is now $1196.50, after surging by 6.1 per cent in…"
Aug 13, 2009
Bandwidth replied to Karen's discussion What's going to happen to the property market?
"Well what are the thoughts on this question now. Seems some confidence is starting to come back, both in the financial and property markets. It could be a short term rally and be overcome by a further downtrend. I must admit I have interests in…"
Aug 13, 2009
Sally Millton-Ellis replied to Karen's discussion What's going to happen to the property market?
"I have been reading these posts with baited breath, I have been on the verge of buying a new house. Now I am not so sure. My job is safe for now but what if it isn't and if property is going to fall then what! Thanks so much for the posts…"
Jul 12, 2009
ff123 replied to Karen's discussion What's going to happen to the property market?
"Spot on JeffK - and I actually feel for Marie and other FHB's out there - unemployment is about to rise in a big way and am waiting ( not with any joy) for the repossessions to happen around me - please God let me be wrong about this one -…"
Mar 27, 2009
JeffK replied to Karen's discussion What's going to happen to the property market?
"Hi Marie, I think ff123 meant that it has articles now whereas it was jam-packed with ads before. Actually all the print publications are suffering big-time because of the property downturn, and I reckon it's going to get worse. As for missing…"
Mar 25, 2009

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At 17:54 on January 23, 2010, marc schwarz said…
to really be comfortable at least 1.3 mill to 15 mill taking a conservative interest return of say 4-5 % will give a reasonable income
At 11:16 on September 24, 2008, Susan MacDonald said…
Oh, that's total bad luck for me on FX. I already figure out NZ$ will fall but just have not got out in time, that's why I'm tied up in NZ$, so I pledged it against E$ to get a higher interest rate, just see how it goes, I'm still losing if I calculated it against US$, however, if I just treat it as NZ$, I'm still gaining. So I just pledged it against E$ again (not 8%, but over 11%, sometimes up to 15% per week). As I stay home and trade on internet, it's quite interesting and I can still have my time in the garden, cooking as well, I can even afford to go overseas!!! Just don't treat gain and loss too seriously and enjoy the beautiful life!
At 8:32 on September 23, 2008, Bandwidth said…
Great Goal Karen

The question I would ask is does it make you feel slightly uncomfortable, if not maybe set it higher :-)

Why not have a $200,000 portfolio with only $100,000 in borrowings

My current goals

Have a net worth of 3.5M by the time I am 55

Trading a 1M portfolio by the time I am 55

maintain my loan to valu ratio below 50%

Generate a minimum of 40% per annum in the share market with no more than a 18% drawdown

Mentor at least 10 people per year in the process of generating wealth
At 1:19 on September 12, 2008, Madeleine Bridges said…
Hi Karen, thank you so much for your kind words - yes it does hurt, one learns the hard way! That is mainly the reason that that I'm looking for
something to do from home. I have been looking but there are many thousands of scams out there, it's scary. I don't want to be involved in Internet marketing or Multi Level Marketing (MLM) but something I could do
on the Internet from home. Once again many thanks.
At 21:20 on September 10, 2008, marc schwarz said…
Hi Karen
well i remember talking to financial planners some time ago , the answer is if you want to have say 50,000 income what is needed is approx1.300,000 yes 1.3 million well that is in the bank so thats what is needed in assets ,income producing assets with a conservative return of between 5 to 7 % And i am getting there and now if the share market could start back up again that would be great , what else would you like to know
At 16:15 on September 1, 2008, Bruce said…
Hi Karen
A bit too far off i'm afraid.
At 19:13 on August 12, 2008, Bytta said…
Hi Karen,
Thanks for your comment.
It's hard to work on it (God knows what it takes to be motivated on day-to-day basis) but it's harder to do nothing.
Learning is not always easy, and it's even harder to un-learn what we already know.
All the best with our goals!! :)
At 16:08 on July 30, 2008, Bandwidth said…
Great goal well done

The next question that comes to mind is what do you intend to achieve with this new found knowledge :-)
At 11:32 on July 28, 2008, Bandwidth said…
I am even cuter then that now :-)

Thank you

I am working very hard at generating the required luck to achieve my goal :-)

Your confession is in part due to the education system, which was designed by large corporations, making money mgmt a taboo subject.

This way they can keep the masses as a captive work force:-)

You can change that now, if you choose.

BTW I noticed you have not listed a goal.
At 0:50 on July 22, 2008, Missy said…
Hi Karen,

Thank you
 
 
 

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