Saturday 29 March 2014

Solid Activity Envisioned for Real Estate SA In 2014

By Colin James


The Reserve Bank of Australia has pointed to the fact that the low interest rates for home loans will continue through 2014, which is welcome news for many home owners.

Head of Harcourts for South Australia Greg Moulton says the indication from the Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens that the low cash rate is unlikely to change any time soon, will end up in buoyant real estate sa for 2014. "Maintaining the official cash rate at 2.5% is excellent news for speculators, householders and first home buyers of real estate SA," asserts Mr Moulton.

Moulton continues, "A low official cash rate and relative steadiness in rates enables everyone to plan in advance and gives certainty to real estate sa decisions."Moulton goes on to say that a period of steadiness for 2014 will be a boost for purchaser confidence, particularly where South Australia property has not been performing so strongly, and equilibrium will keep up the momentum in other property SA markets that are already performing well. The governor of the Reserve Bank has to act in the best interest of the Australian economy and by leaving the official cash rate unchanged, the Reserve Bank is providing confidence to real estate sa in the short to medium term.

Moulton says that by indicating that IRs will remain low through 2014 also shows the Reserve Bank is supporting solid activity in South Australia, "The SA market is intrinsically linked to the local South Australian economy, and particularly the Adelaide economy, due to home entrepreneurs drawing down on capital gain from their home and re-investing it into their business. "

The challenge for the Reserve Bank is to balance the good health of the economy with first house buyers who are attempting to get a foot in the door of property. Moulton points towards new statistical data out showing that first home buyers make up just 9.9% of all mortgages issued in February and says that first house buyers of real estate sa are still much on the boundary of the property market, "First house buyers of property are actually having to make some compromises or come up with some cutting edge paths to access capital. "

Moulton claims the stories for first house buyers in Adelaide is that affordability is an argument all over Australia, he says that the other side of the coin for first house buyers of property in South Australia is that once they've a foot in the door of the housing market, then they will be pleased with property price growth.




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