Articles by Kate Forbes

Kate Forbes is a National Director at Metropole assisting our high net worth clients safely grow, protect and pass on their wealth. She has 25 years of investment experience in financial markets on two continents, is qualified in multiple disciplines, and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).


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Plenty of investors make the mistake of buying into the hype that is government infrastructure spending. They incorrectly assume that better roads, schools and facilities will boost the value of their property and help them achieve financial security. However, as I outline in this article, this can be a costly error – and it’s one…

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There’s no right or wrong way to bring up your kids. I bet you’ve looked at some of your friend’s children and considered them spoilt brats. Well, research by Roy Morgan found children who have all the toys they want are more likely to grow up to want money, not happiness. The New Daily report…

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Buying with a friend seems like a good idea, doesn’t it? It’s certainly been a popular strategy over the past decade or so given higher property prices, plus more people choosing to stay single longer. The power of two is always stronger than the power of one when it comes to property after all! There…

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During the property boom of 2020-21 many investors focused on the short-term gains they could make from investing in property. Now that we’re almost through the downturn stage of this property cycle and our property markets are about to reset and a new cycle will commence, it’s the perfect time to reflect on some of…

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Following a decrease from its peak to a trough of slightly more than 4%, it seems that national home prices are now on the rise again, with Sydney spearheading the recovery. The housing market began the year with more strength, and after nine consecutive months of decline, home prices increased for the third time in…

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Buying your first (or next!) property is an exciting venture, but it can also be quite daunting – especially if you don’t know what to look for. I guess that’s the reason why most property investors never get past the first or second property On the other hand, strategic investors begin with the end in…

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Property investors- watch out – the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is after you! The ATO will be compelling banks to hand over data for 1.7 million landlords in a bid to address the $1.3 billion tax revenue lost from residential investment properties. The ATO’s data-matching program will focus on individuals failing to declare rental income,…

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There is no shortage of idyllic streets, extravagant properties, and exclusive postcodes in Victoria’s capital. The city might not have seen the same record price increases as in other states, but sky-high demand, low-interest rates, tight supply, and government incentives still kept property prices in some of the most notorious parts of the city at all-time highs….

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Over the past few months, the accelerated increase in interest rates has led to decreased borrowing capabilities, resulting in a decrease in demand for home purchases and consequently, a decline in demand for new housing loans. This has resulted in a drop in new lending for all types of borrowers, and in January, the value…

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