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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Doesn’t it seem like there are more home loans on the market now than ever before? Well, that’s because there are! Let’s face it: first-tier lenders like the Big Four and second-tier banks such as credit unions are locked in a battle for your business. The hard part, of course, is determining which is the…
We all love our own neighbourhoods, right? We choose to rent or own homes in particular suburbs because it’s close to where we work, it may have an exciting entertainment scene, or perhaps it’s in the right school zone for our children. But does that mean that you should invest in your own backyard, too?…
Every year at tax time I wonder whether property investors are the only people in Australia who look forward to submitting their tax return! That’s because property investment not only provides us with the ability to create long-term wealth through the purchase of income-producing assets, but our tax system allows us to claim legitimate expenses…
Millennials who delay buying their first home are putting themselves at huge risk of being long-term renters. But complaining about a lack of affordability isn’t going to get them anywhere: instead, they need to starting turn attitude into action. Fact is: the number of first-home buyers is dwindling. This is a massive concern, when you…
Investing in property with your super has been extremely popular over the past few years, hasn’t it? And the reasons why are far more interesting than it just being a bit trendy! The main benefit is that super is an alternative avenue for property investing that has very little impact on personal finances or your future…
Melbourne is set to become Australia’s largest city by the 2030’s according to demographer Bernard Salt. And that’s not really that far away, is it? If these forecasts pan out, and they are likley to be correct, they will underpin the strength of the Melbourne property market and deliver surety to investors who own property…
How many investment properties does the average Australian own? Probably not as many as you think according to the latest ATO statistics. While almost 75 per cent of the 2 million Australians with rental properties had just one investment, 118,412 investors had three. But the number of investors with interests in five or more rental…
Have you ever wondered what the Average Australian wage is? Well..according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): The average Australian weekly income is: $1164.60 The average Australian annual income is: $60,892. This constitutes a wage growth of just 1.6 per cent over 12 months to the end of last year, which is the slowest annual pace…
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…
What will Melbourne look like in the future? Melbourne hails as the world’s most liveable city – in fact it’s won that accolade for the last 6 years in a row. And Melbourne’s population has been growing at around 2% per annum. This means our population will grow by around 10% in the next 5…
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