Wait or strike? Investors weigh opportunity amid market uncertainty
Softening prices, subdued competition and rising rents are reshaping the investment landscape as economic uncertainty clouds short-term outlooks.
Rental demand remains strong in Sydney, keeping upward pressure on prices despite a cooling sales market. (Image source: Elias Bitar/shutterstock.com)
Property investment is considered, by many investors, a long-term prospect. This is the way capital gains have historically been maximised.
But short-term volatility can cloud the long-term picture. In the world right now, volatility is the norm.
War in the Middle East is creating a highly dynamic economic environment domestically.
Perhaps most importantly, and urgently, is the threat of recession. Whether a recession is likely or not, the pot…
