A presentation of the latest ING research into millennials’ attitudes toward property investing has shown members of the demographic group are treating the federal government’s First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) as a viable method of accumulating enough money for a deposit on an initial residential property.

La Trobe Financial has priced its sixth residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issue, La Trobe Financial Capital Markets Trust 2018-1, at $750 million.

The national residential vacancy rate fell to 2.3 per cent in January, down from 2.5 per cent in December 2017, as renters nabbed homes for the start of the new year, new data has revealed.

SMSFs investing in residential housing have not been a market mover in the property sector, and this portrayal was just one example of how the SMSF sector is being “unfairly targeted”, according to the SMSF Association.

BrickX has revealed SMSFs using its platform to access Australian residential property remain the biggest diversifiers across individual properties and also hold the highest average account value, ahead of the fractional property fintech tomorrow marking 12 months since its launch.

SMSFs are not a suitable vehicle to facilitate the First Home Super Savers Scheme due to the nature of the structures and the flow-on effects that may result from the strategy, a specialist superannuation lawyer has said.

Listed real estate fund manager Folkestone has launched a property development offering beginning with an 80 per cent investment in a site approved for residential subdivision in the Melbourne suburb of Wollert.