The 15 best investment tips from our Spring Property Outlook Survey

The recently polled readers of Property Observer are generally quite optimistic about the spring property outlook.

Almost half (48%) expect house prices to rise over the next year. Some 31% expect no change and 21% expect prices to fall.

While seeking capital growth over rental yield (60% to 40%), they are even more expectant of rising rents, with 61% expecting house rents to rise over the next year.

On the financing front most expect interest rates to continue to fall over the next six months. Some 35% of respondents expect interest rates to fall by 25 basis points in the next six months, followed by 28% who expect them to fall by 50 basis points.

Auctions aren't in favour, with 71% saying the best way to sell presently is by private treaty.

Some 84% suggest its a spring buyers' market.

Property Observer, in association with realestateVIEW.com.au, asked readers to give their best property investment tips. Here's 15 that took our fancy.  

The winning tip:

- Elise in Perth

Runners-up (in no particular order) on following pages