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There is renewed interest in owning a holiday home, a new study by PRDnationwide has found.
According to the real estate group, second home purchases – for vacation or property investment purposes – are set to take off.
“Aussies, buoyed by the country’s healthy economy, are tipped to return to the holiday market,” PRDnationwide research director Aaron Maskrey said.
“The idea of having a beach shack or country cabin to get away to on weekends is enormously attractive.
“Due to the uncertainty and a loss of confidence in the market during 2009, many investors were forced to put their holiday homes on the market. Now that confidence has returned, a lot of people are feeling the lure of purchasing a holiday home again.”
Mr Maskrey said unit sales on the Sunshine Coast had increased by 11.3 per cent, during the half year period ending September 2009.
Similarly, house sales also grew by 6.9 per cent in the region over the same period.
PRDnationwide Kallangur principal Gary Roden has owned several rental properties over the past twenty years.
“If you are at a retiring age I suggest that you positive gear your investment so that you can rely on the rental income,” he said.
“If you are still employed or in business - the idea would be to negative gear by taking an interest only loan where the interest paid can reduce your income and the tax you have to pay.”
Mr Roden said the most important part of buying a rental property is to purchase in a high capital gain area and be prepared to own the property for a minimum of five years.
“Income from rental properties is just the bonus, the biggest money gain is the value of holding a property and selling after several years,” he said.
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