Saturday, 10 September 2022

Purchasing power play

Weekend Australian

A snippet in the Mansion Australia glossy from the Weekend Australian, discussing the impact of currency movements on international buyer trends.

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In short, yes currency is a factor, and a lower Aussie dollar can encourage foreign investments and the repatriation of funds to Australia. 

But other factors have a bigger impact at the macro level.

Indeed, one of the reasons we're heading for such a chronic shortage of housing is that non-resident buyers are currently taxed out of the market, so new apartment developments aren't getting pre-sold, and thus won't be built.