Residential investors look set to return from the sidelines

Australia’s residential property price surge is underway, despite investor activity falling as a proportion of the buyer market.

Although there has been steady monthly increases in investor lending since June 2020, the market share of overall residential loans for the investor sector fell to a record low of just 19.5 per cent over December - compared to 21 per cent for first home buyers and 59.5 per cent for owner-occupiers. 

Investors are also…