Buy, renovate and hold is one of my favourite property investment strategies. I enjoy taking a dwelling that’s been a bit neglected and breathing new life into it, making it into a home my tenants will love and want to care for more importantly, it’s a great way of manufacturing equity for my property investment…
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Every day, we pass through buildings, hop aboard trains, drive across highways, and traverse structures in our lives without stopping to think about what it took to build them. The developers behind these structures aren’t just expert architects and engineers — in many cases, they’re multi-billionaires who’ve not only built some of the most impressive…
How safe are your properties from defects? A new report by The Strata Community Association New South Wales (SCA NSW) has revealed that more than half (53%) of all strata buildings had serious defects between 2016 – 2022, with an estimated $79 million being spent by owners corporations to rectify these issues. This survey was…
Australians who have ever thought of renovating an old property and on-selling it to make a quick profit might soon face a whopping 47% tax. The idea, also known as ‘flipping’ has been made popular by TV reality shows like The Block is a popular but risky strategy with the goal of making improvements to…
More and more sophisticated investors are considering commercial real estate as a viable investment strategy. They have usually built a substantial asset base and are now looking for more cash flow in their investments. Often, they buy smaller properties – such as a shop, strata office or perhaps an industrial warehouse – because the entry-level…
If you’re interested in getting involved in property development, or even if you’re keen to do serious renovations, there is an important principle you must understand. It’s the basis of all feasibility studies and it’s called highest and best use. Just like smart businesses try and maximise the return on their assets, so should you…
Now that our property markets are on the move no Sunday morning is complete without checking the weekend clearance rates, especially for property pundits in Melbourne and Sydney. That’s because the auction results are a timely gauge of conditions of what’s going on with the housing markets especially in our in our 2 big capital…
Chinese developers are increasingly downsizing or fleeing their Australian operations as China’s property crisis continues to intensify. Chinese property giants such as Country Garden, Evergrande, Poly, Greenland, Yuhu and Wanda burst into Australia’s property market two decades ago, investing billions into buying and developing high-profile property across the country. But as quickly as these developers…
It’s clear that Australia is suffering from a chronic property supply shortage, and with a focus on our rental crisis and high mortgage costs, the pipeline of residential construction will be more important than ever. The problem is, many viable solutions – such as the Government Housing Accord’s commitment to building 1.2 million new homes…
As the housing markets in Australia’s major cities keep changing and growing, it’s crucial to realize that the homes constructed in the past may not match the needs of future homes. As we’ve often said, our changing demographics will drive the shape of our housing markets and these long-term influences will be more important than…
