Despite a surging population and record high levels of new construction, a lower proportion of housing stock is selling according to research by CoreLogic. The analysis, paired annual settled sales data with dwelling counts over time to show that the proportion of total housing stock turnover on an annual basis. Over the 12 months to…
Property market commentary has become infused with a tsunami of theories as to why the world is ending. Some represent credible threats, of course. Others represent no such hazard, yet have been espoused so frequently they are increasingly being treated as common knowledge. When “everyone knows” something it’s often a good time to consider whether…
It seems everyone is buying property with super these days. But what are the pros and cons of using a self-managed super fund to expand your portfolio? We discover the 10 super and 10 not-so-super rules to investing with superannuation. Super rules for many investors at the moment. Those with self-managed super fund (SMSF) are…
What makes a property more valuable? Clearly one factor is that it appeals to a wide range of owner occupiers who will be willing to competitively bid to purchase that property. What makes a property an investment-grade property? Similarly, owner occupier appeal is one of the factors that makes a property what I call “investment…
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What if I told you there’s a book that’s been on the best seller list for close to 2,000 years? It’s “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu and is touted as the most influential treatise on war ever written, but it’s also mandatory reading in many business schools and investment firms. This is probably…
