Will the Housing Bubble Burst?
While Melbourne’s residential market has recovered from the effects of the global financial crisis, 2010 is shaping up to be an interesting year.
Let’s consider factors influencing activity and prices. To date, we have had six interest-rate increases. We have an increasing population; there is a shortage of dwellings for them and the vacancy rate has been below 2 per cent for the past five years. Read more
Super – Any real returns
It’s hard not to be disappointed by the returns on superannuation in recent years but take heart, writes Annette Sampson.
The best balanced super funds reported returns of 10 per cent or more in the past financial year. But if you feel like you’ve been treading water, rather than building a healthy nest egg for retirement, you wouldn’t be far wrong. The average fund is still in the red over the past three years and has barely beaten inflation over the past five. Read more