Asciential Insights December 2024

In this edition

Tenant Pets - A different perspective
Trump, Tariffs & Commodity Prices - a reality check
Dwelling Affordability - graphed
Proptrack Home Price Index results - November 2024
Off the property track...

Tenant Pets - A different perspective

Ever wondered as an investor whether you should allow your tenants to keep pets at your property? Investors would do well to pay attention to this recent post by Michael Matusik.

Matusik reports that tenants with pets are willing to pay 10% to 20% more in rent and tend to stay longer, with an average tenure of 24 months. Read this month's missive to discover the statistical data he has used to support his assertion that "By excluding pets, landlords are missing out on a significant rental premium".

Trump, Tariffs & Commodity Prices - a reality check

According to Matusik, Australia should focus on fixing domestic issues like inflation and productivity, rather than external factors like Trump or China's property crisis.

Review his post to discover his thoughts on the impact of Trump on Australia - including Trump's tariff proposals, and commodity prices.

I agree with Michael Matusik...ordinary Australians prefer practical solutions over political correctness.

Dwelling Affordability

The image above from Michael Matusik tells quite a story about dwelling affordability since 2019. Of particular interest for investors is the fact that WA (the present growth market) continues to be far and away the most affordable of the bigger capital cities.

If you'd like more of the detail including actual numbers and comment by Michael...