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What are the common finance mistakes property investors make? Yesterday I outlined the first five finance mistakes to avoid when structuring your finance, whether you’re a home buyer or property investor. If you didn’t read that – please check it out here first I explained that the mortgage product you end up with can mean the…
There are more interesting articles, commentaries and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month. Each Saturday morning I like to share some of the ones I’ve read during the week. The weekend will be over before you know it, so enjoy some weekend reading. Melbourne rents hold steady…
The Brisbane property market is on the move. It did not suffer the deep downturn the southern states experienced in 2018-9 , and after a lacklustre decade and a mild price correction in the first half of 2019, it is showing distinct signs of a cyclical lift according to a recent Westpac Housing Market Update….
The Melbourne housing market recorded a sharp turnaround over 2019 with strong market conditions prevailing over December. Weekend auction clearance rates soared over the year with December’s 75.5% result significantly higher than the record low 44.8% recorded over December 2018. Prices Now Rising Strongly. Bom-time auction clearance rates have translated into strong prices growth with…
We live in interesting times. These are times of financial and economic turmoil. With the current uncertainty and many changes on the horizon, it’s time to go back to the big picture. In today’s episode, I’ll be discussing 24 things all investors and entrepreneurs should understand about the way property investing and the economy work….
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that home loan demand rose in November 2019. While lending improved overall the figures show first home buyers are back with a bang, posting a 19.71 per cent increase in the value of new owner-occupier loans taken out in November, year on year, in…
In Australia today, how much can you expect to spend when building a house? Without sounding trite, the answer to this could be summed up with that frustrating yet often accurate phrase: how long is a piece of string?! There are a number of different factors that can impact the cost of building a house,…
Navigating the rocky seas of property investment finance can be a challenging task for home buyers and investors. And it’s made even more difficult by all of the misconceptions about home loans that are out in the ether. If you get your property investment financing wrong, it can cost you thousands, sometimes tens of thousands…
We’re already well into a new year, in fact a new decade. And that means it’s time that little creatures come out of hibernation – they’re called forecasters and their predictions of what lies ahead of us abound. These relate to all areas but particularly property because almost anyone who owns real estate would give…
The Sydney housing market has completed a remarkable turnaround in 2019 recording record boomtime results over December. Weekend auction clearance rates have soared over the year with December’s 77.8% result a record Sydney high for that month and well ahead of the December 2018 rate of just 43.1% – conversely a record monthly low result….
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