I’ve recently written about why women make better investors than men. According to analysis by the Property Council of Australia, 47 per cent of Australian investment properties are owned by women. Their analysis of Australian Tax Office data has found that almost half of all negatively geared investment properties are owned by women wanting to…
Articles by Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes is a National Director Property Strategy at Metropole. She has 15 years of investment experience in financial markets in two continents, is qualified in multiple disciplines and is also a chartered financial analyst (CFA).
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Do women really make better property investors? There seems to be mounting evidence that this could be the case. Pete Wargent wrote a great blog outlining 5 reasons women can be better property investors than men and Michael Yardney has explained why women outperform men under stress. Now Kym Kiyosaki gives her opinion on 8 advantages that women have…
As we head towards the end of 2018 — can you believe another year has passed so quickly — it’s a good time to sit back and look at how your money is working for you. How have you gone with your finances this year? Did you achieve the savings goals you set out to…
Some of the most attractive homes are hiding a stack of problems. That is the thing about property flaws: they’re hidden beneath the house, in the walls or are simply hard to detect with the naked eye. You end up falling in love with the home, its attractive décor, and you buy it. Then six…
Anyone who has been in the property investment sector for a while knows all too well that it takes a long time to understand its golden rules. If only we all understood them when we were in our 20s, instead of many years later. Of course, these days, there are a plethora of books, blogs…
When was the last time you checked on your mortgage interest rate? Maybe a better question would be when was the last time you renegotiated your mortgage interest rate? The problem is many home owners and investors don’t know they can renegotiate their interest rates by just asking. The ACCC’s final report into residential mortgage…
Every property investor is looking for the secret to success aren’t they? Some spend years searching for a mythical investment strategy that will be their path to untold riches. Alas, while they are on their unhelpful hunt, they miss golden opportunities that could have helped them achieve their financial goals and dreams much earlier. And…
They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus, and it’s certainly true that when it comes to securing their financial future, the two sexes are worlds apart. While men seemingly have little difficulty pursuing wealth and success, societal norms and distorted perceptions often see women taking a backseat in this arena, to…
A property spruiker who claimed people could buy a house for $1 have been fined a record $18 million for misleading consumers. The Federal Court imposed the fines on Rick Otton and his company “We Buy Houses” after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and New South Wales Fair Trading. The record…
Melbourne is becoming “an economically polarised city, a place of haves and have nots, driven by our geographical size”as the gap in income growth between the inner suburbs and the fast-growing fringe widens according to new research from the Committee for Melbourne. And this will only worsen as the population grows from its current 5…
