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…
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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There is a lot of noise being bantered about regarding how much money it takes to be rich in Australia. And there’s often fuss made about all those rich greedy property investors. So just how many Australian households hold an investment property? The Australian Taxation Office recently released their latest stats on property investment, so…
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