Brett Warren is the Senior Property Strategist at Metropole Properties Brisbane and uses his 12 plus years property investment experience to advice clients how to build their portfolios. Visit: www.brisbanebuyersagent.com.au
Although we are all in the same country, there are many differences and nuances when it comes to the property market from state to state. These differences are wide and varied and range from different laws, culture and even climate. Here are my top 5 things that people need to understand before buying in Brisbane;…
Recent information released by the state government show that the Eagle Farm – Pinkenba precinct will be the fastest growing economic area outside of the Brisbane CBD over the next 15 years. The headline act for this transformation is the addition of a second runway to the Brisbane Airport at a cost of $3.8bil. …
Unfortunate buyers of off the plan apartments in Brisbane are selling at losses of up to 36 percent. The Australian reports that most sales this year in high-rise apartment towers in Hamilton, Bowen Hills and Fortitude Valley which were built about five years ago, occurred at a loss. The heaviest falls were a $152,000 plunge…
When the property market is running hot, as it has been in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, a common trend that occurs is the ‘ripple effect’, where buyer demand and capital growth ‘ripples’ outwards from one suburb to the next. Simply, as prices increase beyond the reach of buyers in the suburb of their choice,…
Low-interest rates and robust rental demand mean many property portfolios have been in the black rather than the red over recent years. Historically rock bottom rates resulted in reduced mortgage repayments and a growing pool of very happy landlords. But times can and do change. And when they do, how well do you think your…
More and more Australians are seeing the benefits that investing in real estate can bring. But without a reasonable idea of the most suitable properties to invest in, dreams of a secure financial future and early retirement through real estate may never materialise! In my mind, there are two types of properties that could…
Population growth in Queensland has been in dramatic decline since the highs of the mining boom and property prices have followed suite, with low and slow growth. In the early 2000’s there was a huge amount of jobs on offer from the mining boom that initially attracted interstate workers, with a large number of overseas…
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball to project 10 or even 20 years into the future to maximise the return on your next investment property? It could have made a word of difference in the last decade in an underperforming Brisbane property market. You see although it has been doom and gloom…
It’s official, the next Brisbane BOOM will be kick started by the expansion of our biggest employment hub – the Brisbane CBD. The $3billion Queens Wharf Project and a number of other projects within the CBD will be like a stone in a pond that sets off a ripple effect throughout the rest of Brisbane. …
It is always difficult to buy at a fair price and on your terms in a rising market, particularly if you are just “one of the crowd”. A large number of our clients come to us because they are sick of spending valuable weekends at open homes only to continually miss out on properties. …
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