With interest rates at such a low, sticking your money into a savings account isn’t reaping the rewards it used to. Even the long-term savings accounts aren’t offering great returns. So where do you invest? Shares? These can be difficult to understand and in a volatile market, they can be unpredictable. This is why many.

Contrary to the image a property investor might conjure up — a wealthy full-time property speculator — most residential investors in Australia don’t actually rely on it as their primary source of income, says Maria Yanotti, a lecturer of economics and finance at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics at the University of Tasmania..

Owning a free-standing home in the suburbs has always been the Great Australian Dream, but according to a white paper from Mortgage Choice in conjunction with research firm Core Logic Data, 70 per cent said ‘there is a need to imagine a new Australian dream that is more in line with reality’. Mortgage choice suggests.

Many people are put off investing in property because they don’t really know how it works and they don’t know where to start to find out more about it. Investing in property is a long-term commitment and you do want to know you’ve got it right. A good starting point is speaking to trusted friends.