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First home buyers are being pushed out of the market by ugly greedy property investors
If you believed what you read in the papers you’d think that first home buyers (FHBs) are being pushed out of the market by ugly greedy property investors, many of them from overseas. After all… currently our property markets are booming and the chart below clearly shows that first home buyers numbers (based on finance [...]
We’re spending $3 billion this Easter : where is the money is going? [infographic]
Australians are expected to spend close to $3 billion this Easter, and the infographic below shows much of it will go on high-end … read more..
What would you be doing as a career if money were no object [video]
I was recently sent this video by a subscriber to my blog which really got me thinking... What would you like to do if money were … read more..
The Attributes of Successful Property Developers
In these changing times when property investors can no longer count on double digit price growth many are considering getting started in property development to help them ‘manufacture’ some capital growth. In fact one of the most read blogs on this site is How to Get Started in Property Development. It all sounds so simple. So what [...]
What would you be doing as a career if money were no object [video]
I was recently sent this video by a subscriber to my blog which really got me thinking… What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life? Enjoy this 3 minute video- it may also get you thinking. I know why I’m doing what I’m doing in [...]
Melbourne & Sydney are the only cities where rents are rising.- Andrew Wilson
The APM Rental Report for the March quarter shows that rents around Australia are either static or have slid backwards in every capital city except Sydney and Melbourne. Melbourne house rents went up 1.3 per cent with apartments up 4.3 per cent. And Sydney’s apartment rents went up 1 per cent over the quarter. The rest of [...]
First home buyers are being pushed out of the market by ugly greedy property investors
If you believed what you read in the papers you’d think that first home buyers (FHBs) are being pushed out of the market by ugly greedy property investors, many of them from overseas. After all… currently our property markets are booming and the chart below clearly shows that first home buyers numbers (based on finance [...]
