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News.com.au
22-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Revealed: Aus trend helping buyers beat record house prices
As home prices hit their highest levels on record, one trend is rapidly gaining traction, giving hope to buyers priced out of where they live in. Anant Shah, a 34-year-old father of two, and his wife Sweta, are among thousands of Aussies turning to rentvesting as prices rise – a way to benefit from better value and strong capital gains elsewhere while remaining where you want to live. Million-dollar savings: Brisbane's bargain suburbs exposed Mortgage data shows investor lending is now outstripping the rise in owner-occupier loans, doubling in the last four years alone. Queensland saw investor loans rise 24 per cent rise in the last year with two in every five new loans in the state now going to landlords. For the Shahs, buying where they live in a rental in Brisbane's Chapel Hill was out of the question – with median prices there surging 85.2 per cent during the pandemic to $1.565m now. 'The budget to buy in the suburb I am renting in is huge because Chapel Hill is near the city. Houses here are like around $1.5m. That's why we shifted our focus to buy an investment property where it fits our budget and still rent here where we want to stay.' 'If you want to grow your money and portfolio, you have to do some investment. You can buy a $1.5m house as owner-occupier but it would make it very difficult to buy an investment property after that for a while because of the mortgage.' Inside billionaire Annie Cannon-Brookes' revamp of trashed island He said they picked Ipswich for their first investment because it still gave them the option to move there if it ever became necessary. 'We were also not too sure about this investment plan as a whole so we wanted to buy something nearby. This is about 20 minutes drive from where I'm living. Also if we had to change our plans or something happens, we could easily try to move there and still be close to work.' The strategy has done so well for them they now also have an investment property in New South Wales. Future Strategy managing director Gareth Croy said 'rentvesting' was not a new trend in places like Sydney where people had to service massive mortgages to stay in their own home. But, he added, that same reasoning of massive mortgages due to record prices was now seeing the trend rapidly gain popularity in once affordable areas like Brisbane. 'Silly' price paid for unliveable 100-year-old cottage 'Rentvesting is definitely here to stay,' he said, to the point where it was even making financial sense for first home buyers. 'It makes sense for young people to get onto the property ladder even if they can't afford to buy where they want to live.' This is seeing a growing number of young first home buyers choosing to miss out on state FHB grants to just get their foot in the door as investors. Mr Croy, who has offices on the Gold Coast, in Sydney and Melbourne, has now opened a multidisciplinary financial services office at Eagle Street with 30 staff to cope with demand.
NDTV
05-05-2025
- Health
- NDTV
Feeling Bloated After Meals? Add These Kitchen Ingredients To Ease Digestion
Picture this - you skipped the takeout and had home-cooked dal-chawal expecting to feel great. But what happens instead? You end up feeling heavy and bloated. We have all been there. Consultant nutritionist Rupali Datta states, "Even homemade meals can sometimes cause discomfort due to specific ingredients, portion sizes, and eating habits." Hence, consider adding antidotes to your everyday foods to avoid those post-meal discomforts. The best part is that you can find these solutions in the kitchen pantry without spending a fortune. Let's take you through the simple kitchen items you can find in an Indian household. Also Read: How To Eat Your Way Through Summer The Ayurvedic Way Why Do We Feel Bloated Even After Having Home-Cooked Food? 1. Excess Use Of Spices: Indian food is all about a melange of spices. They add taste, texture and aroma to your meal. While some spices are considered good for health, a few lead to gas, bloating and acid reflux - red chilli being a popular (read: infamous) example. 2. Excess Use Of Salt: Adding extra salt to your meal not only ruins the taste but also leads to water retention and puffiness. Experts state that excess sodium draws water into the tissues, causing bloating and uneasiness. 3. Legumes Often Produce Gas: Lentils and legumes are great for your health. But did you know, they can sometimes produce excess gas in the body? Rupali Datta explains," Beans, lentils, and chickpeas are rich in oligosaccharides, another fermentable sugar that can cause bloating". 4. The Eating Speed: A WebMD report states, eating fast can cause you to swallow air (along with food), which gets trapped in your digestive system, further leading to gas formation and bloating. 5. Portion Size Matters: How much you eat is as important as what you eat in a day. Nutritionist Simrun Chopra explains that even healthy foods can cause bloating if eaten in large quantities. Also Read: These Dietary Changes May Help Ease Heartburn And Acidity - Experts Reveal; 5 Easy Home Remedies Photo Credit: iStock How To Fix Bloating With Simple Kitchen Ingredients: Nutritionist Sweta Shah recommends adding the right kind of spices and ingredients to your everyday recipes to avoid post-meal uneasiness in the gut. In one of her Instagram posts, the expert also shared some food pairings that can help you digest food better and avoid acid reflux. Check them out. 1. Add Pumpkin To Sambhar: Sambhar contains a good amount of fibre, and according to WebMD, too much of it can cause bloating, especially if your body isn't used to it. Sweta Shah explains that pumpkin is cool and alkaline in nature, which helps calm the gut and accelerate the digestion process. 2. Temper Chole/Chana With Hing And Jeera: Chana or chole contains resistant starch and fibre, particularly raffinose and stachyose, which makes it difficult to digest. Adding hing and jeera, which have antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, to the dish helps break down proteins and accelerate the digestion process. 3. Soak Moong Dal With Cardamom, Coriander And Pepper: Have you ever felt bloated after eating a healthy portion of moong dal cheela? It happens because moong dal contains oligosaccharides, which make it difficult to digest. Nutritionist Shweta Shah suggests adding spices like elaichi, coriander seeds and black peppercorn to the dal while cooking and soaking to avoid acid reflux. For the unversed, all these spices are known to stimulate the digestive process, further promoting gut health. Photo Credit: iStock 4. Cook Rajma With Bay Leaf: Rajma too has complex carbs, which makes it difficult to digest. Bay leaf, on the other hand, is rich in tannins, flavonoids, linalool, eugenol, methyl chavicol and anthocyanins - all of which have anti-inflammatory effects on our body, reducing the risks of bloating. The Takeaway: Home-cooked foods are great for your health, only when they are made with the right kind of ingredients. So, include a few tweaks to your recipes, portion size and eating habits and enjoy all your meals without feeling heavy or bloated. Advertisement Comments About Somdatta Saha Explorer- this is what Somdatta likes to call herself. Be it in terms of food, people or places, all she craves for is to know the unknown. A simple aglio olio pasta or daal-chawal and a good movie can make her day. For the latest food news, health tips and recipes, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and YouTube. Tags: Foods For Bloating Home Remedies For Digestion Foods To Aid Digestion Show full article Comments
