Hold onto your hats folks, because as 2016 kicks off in earnest it seems media headlines will once again be saturated with reports of an ever-changing lending landscape and property market. Particularly as activity and trends across the two sectors interplay and influence one another, along with regulators and monetary policymakers. And it’s not just […]

Debt. You have it. I have it. In some way, shape or form, most of humanity is financially indebted, with a number of economists now suggesting we live in an age whereby much of the modern world is, slowly but surely, drowning in the trappings of ‘easy’ (but not cheap) credit. For those of us who […]

With residential property playing the big bad protagonist when it comes to debt accruing assets upsetting the economic apple cart, a slow down in the mad run of recent activity will no doubt be welcome relief for monetary policymakers and regulators. As was so eloquently pointed out by the BIS report discussed in our article […]

It’s a new year for property investors. Some would suggest it’s an exciting time to be in the real estate game, with so much history being made since the start of this millennium. Now, as we enter 2016, an undeniable air of anticipation surrounds our political and economic arenas, as well as the housing and […]