Articles by Catherine Cashmore
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October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
- Why aren't first home buyers purchasing?
- Negative gearing - A boon for investors, not so great for renters: Catherine Cashmore
- Investors or owner-occupiers: Who are we really building housing for? Catherine Cashmore
- Regulation and speculation, the self-perpetuating forces in Australia’s housing market: Catherine Cashmore
September 2013
- Enjoy the housing boom while it lasts, it won't end without unpleasant consequences: Catherine Cashmore
- The future of the first home buyer should not be ours to erode: Catherine Cashmore
- The future of the first home buyer should not be ours to erode: Catherine Cashmore
- Australia has blinkers on when it comes to housing policy: Catherine Cashmore
- Is Australia’s housing market unaffordable? Catherine Cashmore
- Heat of the moment, the mentality of auction bidding fervour: Catherine Cashmore
August 2013
- Empty apartments and demographic headwinds need constant investor surveillance: Catherine Cashmore
- Are we in a dwelling boom, a rally, bubble or a recovery? Inside our bubble mentality: Catherine Cashmore
- Australia's low interest rates could trigger UK and Canada style housing price bubble: Catherine Cashmore
- Australia needs a sensible and honest discussion about housing affordability
July 2013
- The property industry's game of dodgy economics figures: Catherine Cashmore
- The failed politics of housing affordability: Catherine Cashmore
- Property investors should not be blamed for the housing unaffordability: Catherine Cashmore
- The myth about population density and house prices: Catherine Cashmore
June 2013
- Crazy attitudes underpin our relationship with real estate: Catherine Cashmore
- Ageing population poses serious challenges to Australia's future economy: Catherine Cashmore
- Despite recent signs of recovery the Melbourne property market remains imbalanced: Catherine Cashmore
- Melbourne's future plan has admirable goals but new strategies are needed to achieve them: Catherine Cashmore
May 2013
- There are no quick fixes to the housing affordability conundrum: Catherine Cashmore
- Despite boom and bust cycle, real estate industry maintains myth that prices always rise: Catherine Cashmore
- Rate cuts bode well on the surface but long term downward trend is a concern: Catherine Cashmore
- Infrastucture investment must happen early to make new residential communities viable: Catherine Cashmore
April 2013
March 2013
- The need for boundless growth is a problem: Catherine Cashmore
- FHBs still struggling to enter the market: Catherine Cashmore
- There will be no housing recovery until there is a construction recovery: Catherine Cashmore
- Home buyers should be the core focus of any real estate market: Catherine Cashmore
February 2013
- When did agent price quotes become a state secret? Catherine Cashmore
- Why investor activity is causing our property markets to stagnate
- Why high-rise accommodation will not solve our housing shortage
- Property investors are hurting the affordable property market, and negative gearing must be abolished
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
- New Melbourne suburbs come with big promises, but will the infrastructure eventuate?
- The centuries-old crystal ball that proves Australia's housing price growth cannot outpace inflation forever
- High-rise accommodation must be done right
- Is buying really cheaper than renting? Not so fast
- Room for Debate: Is it really cheaper to buy than rent in some suburbs?
October 2012
- Infrastructure investment the only way to stimulate the housing market
- Interest rate fall bad news for property buyers
- Property investors must be cautious when seeking advice
- Should you invest in an apartment or a house?
- Why Kevin McCloud's Big Town Plan succeeded while Claymore is a social disaster
September 2012
August 2012
- The Australian dream of home ownership becoming unobtainable
- Minimise your risks of bad – and high-rise – neighbours when buying property
- Off-the-plan properties are a risky acquisition
- Read between the lines to get the most out of property investment advice
- Be wary of uncertain house-and-land packages
July 2012
- Why we need to be teaching the basics of property acquisition in schools: Catherine Cashmore
- Property statistics: What they reveal and what they conceal
- If you're looking for a housing market recovery, look first for a federal election
- The unglamorous life of a real estate agent
- The Block 2012 auction success proves that you cannot predict home buyer interest
June 2012
- Governments must stop meddling in property markets – and negative gearing has to go
- Home buyers' necessary premium price to cut down on commuting time
- The Block 2012 unlikely to get Dorcas Street clean sweep as the Melbourne $1 million-plus market struggles: Catherine Cashmore
- We must encourage regional and rural living to house and feed our growing population
May 2012
- Just as the US after the housing crash, Australia is becoming a nation of renters
- The disappearing Aussie backyard and its emotional, physical and mental toll
- While governments provide rhetoric and reports, thousands are waiting for real housing solutions
- Australia's property market is in for a long, flat long road ahead
April 2012
- Foreign investors banking wealth in Australian real estate and hurting affordability
- Negative gearing is unethical
- Unless we address affordability, Australia's property market will hit an iceberg: Catherine Cashmore
- The death of the housing market – for all but a few
- Australia's obsession with bigger and better property is making it less and less affordable
March 2012
- Negative equity hurting McMansion owners, but most home owners needn’t worry
- Community facilities are necessary to keep home buyers both healthy and happy
- Home buyers head for the hills, and the outer suburbs
- Australia's housing market could crash if property's primary purpose is forgotten: Catherine Cashmore
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
- A high-rise property bubble looms: Catherine Cashmore
- A selling agent will never work in a buyer's best interest
- It's time for something to be done on housing affordability
- Property in prestigious school zones always in demand for both investors and owner-occupiers
- First-home buyers are priced out of the market, and something must be done