Investor trends uncovered: Who’s driving the market
Investor activity has been on the rise over the last 18 months, reaching its highest share of new lending over the past 8 years.
REA Group’s PropTrack-Terri Scheer Investor Report showed that property investing has become more common over the last 40 years, with one in seven Australians being a landlord.
The report showed that in the 1978–79 financial year, about 4.1 per cent of the population reported receiving rental income, while this number more than tripled in the 2022–23 financial year, reaching 14.1 per cent.
Recently, investor activity has risen further, reaching its highest share of new lending since 2017, fuelled by tight rental conditions, strong rental yield, renewed confidence and multiple RBA rate cuts
But who…
