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Will “walkable” suburbs outperform in the future?
You often hear location is paramount when choosing a great investment property. But what makes a good location? While a…
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The six psychological factors that make a really great leader
Want to lead others? Psyblog recently carried a great blog summarizing the factors that psychologists consistently find make a good…
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Why I Bid $150K Above The Opening Bid At Last Night’s Auction…
How To Place A Knock Out Bid That Annihilates The Competition The fun of auction night! Agents running around in…Latest in Property Development
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Making money in property development
The key to making money in property development, whatever the market does, is to carefully plan for a realistic rate…
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Dealing with the ups and downs of property development
If you’re planning to get involved in property development it’s important to understand that you are entering a very challenging…
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Why do renos fail? | Jane Slack-Smith
Recently on Real Estate Talk I interviewed Jane Slack-Smith about the 10 most common renovation mistakes. It always sounds easy…
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Help needed! The Australian economy is still in the doldrums | Shane Oliver
The Australian economy needs stronger economic growth in order to meet the expectations of the market. Dr. Shane Oliver, chief economist of AMP Capital, discusses the new-look Australian economy in detail, below in the most recent Oliver’s Insight. Here’s what he said: Through 2013-14 it seemed the Australian economy was starting to transition away from a reliance on…
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Tips and traps for SMSFs investing in property
More and more investors are considering buying a residential property as part of their Self Managed Super Fund’s investment strategy. However a recent Tax Office notification raised its concerns that some trustees may not fully consider the risks and issues associated with holding a real property investment and how this can affect other aspects of…
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How important is timing the property markets?
Is it too late to get into this property cycle? Our property markets have performed strongly for a few years, but have now slowed down leaving many investors wondering is it too late this time round. They wonder if they’ve missed the boat this property cycle. I understand why they they’re thinking this way. It’s…
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Why do property prices rise faster closer to the city? | Pete Wargent
Some time ago I looked here at the “bid rent curve” in Australia and why house prices continue to rise fastest in suburbs close to Australia’s major city centres. The Reserve Bank carried out its own detailed research into house prices to understand why this happens and why it has continued to happen over the past 30 years. Their…
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Renovate and prosper
With shows such as ‘The Block’ and ‘House Rules’ inspiring a wave of renovators, many property investors have considered whether they too should do some renovation work to their investment property. Though investors know completing a renovation will add value to their property and possibly even increase the weekly rental value, they are often unaware…
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What property investors need to know about overseas migration | Michael Matusik
Australia holds 23 million permanent residents, of which 17 million were born in Australia & about a quarter or six million-odd are migrants. Last year, Australia’s population grew by 365,000 new residents, of which 213,000 came from overseas. Nearly 60% of our annual population growth comes from other countries these days. There are some interesting…
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What is a scrapping schedule?
Well, I’ve got to be honest…it’s a made up term because a “Scrapping Schedule” sounds a lot better than the ATO’s “residual value write-off deduction”. Don’t you agree? Basically, “scrapping” is claiming a deduction for plant and equipment items (ovens, dishwashers etc) and capital works deductions (bricks, concrete etc.) when you throw them away or…
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Foreign buyer tax dangerous and short-sighted | John McGrath
In his recent column in Switzer, John McGrath explains why he believes the governments proposed foreign investment tax is ill advised. HERE’S WHAT HE SAID: The Federal Government’s proposal to slug foreign investors at least $5,000 just to apply to buy residential Australian real estate is very dangerous and short-sighted. The depth of the Australian real estate…
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What laws do real estate agents have to abide by?
I hear many stories where some buyers have been gazumped and others who struggle to obtain the right information from the agent to submit an offer. We even have sellers who don’t trust their own real estate agent. All of these things and many other grey areas do not lead to the best result for…
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House or apartment? The million $ property investment question | George Raptis
One of the questions I’m frequently asked when it comes to people seeking property investment advice is, ‘Should I buy a house or an apartment?’ Many beginning investors are under the impression that houses make a better investment because they’ve read or heard that the land component of property increases in value, while the building…
