A survey of property investors has revealed many are struggling to keep up with soaring costs, with some sharing their own precarious financial positions.

A survey of Property Investors Council of Australia (PICA) members has found many are struggling to keep up with their soaring mortgage repayments and are worried about what financially lies ahead for them with interest rates at the highest level in more than a decade.

Linda Johnson and Michelle Tucker both had diverse careers before before combining their passions for property investment and property management in their Central Coast agency Spring Buyers Agency and Spring Property Management.

Two real estate bodies have slammed government policies and bans which they say have exacerbated the rental crisis.

A rent cap in Queensland would lead to a “bloodbath” as investors walk away from the Sunshine State, further exacerbating the state’s housing crisis. See what the experts said.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the government was considering implementing limits on rent increases to ease the pressure on tenants.

The talks about a possible rent cap in Queensland will only worsen the rental crisis and infuriate investors, experts say.

Years of knee-jerk property policies and legislation created the current rental crisis.

At the 2023 PIPA Brisbane breakfast seminar, an expert panel outlined potential solutions to the critical rental undersupply, but also explained some of the reasons how the rental crisis was created.

Rentvesting has become phenomenally popular over the past 10 years, generally among first-home buyers who can’t afford to buy a home where they’d like to live, so they rent in their chosen location and invest elsewhere.

Choosing the wrong buyers agent could prove a costly mistake, so it pays to do some research to ensure the agent you choose is best positioned to deliver your property goals and aspirations.

George Kafantaris was one of the first QPIA’s in the country and now heads up CBS Property Group – a specialists property management service.