Property investors are set to snap up homes and apartments across Australia in 2022, as interest rates remain low and rental vacancy rates continue to tighten.
Changes to loan rules, including the calculation of debt to income ratios, , and of interest rate buffers that determine if a borrower can afford a mortgage if interest rates rise by 3 per cent, had seen the amount that could be borrowed fall by between 5 and 10 per cent. Both markets rely on overseas migration to help fill rentals, including international students who were kept out of the market because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A rise in tenant numbers is now predicted in Sydney and Melbourne as international borders reopen to overseas students, workers and tourists, providing opportunities for investors across the country, Sydney-based Aus Property managing director Lloyd Edge said.“With the international borders reopening, there is opportunity for more growth, with students returning at the moment. I think the properties in the city might start to come back,” Mr Edge said.