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After a sluggish winter, spring brings hope of fresh movement in Australian property sales. According to the nation’s leading property, accounting and wealth financial advisory group, Chan & Naylor, this is a great time for those with investments in housing, but anybody hoping to join the property ladder down the line now has a conundrum…
Oh Harry… what have you done now? No, not Prince Harry and those Vegas pictures, but Harry Dent – The Doom & Gloom Extraordinaire – who recently wrote in Forbes Magazine, and I quote: …the greatest housing bubble in developed-country cities starts with Brisbane, Australia… Excuse me whilst I look around to check if we…
The more I investigate the bigger picture of what is happening in Australia’s resources industry and the impact it will have on the economy (and property markets), the more I am convinced the naysayers will ultimately be proven wrong. I don’t have to tell you that there has been a fair amount of talk recently…
Will China’s growth pick up again? And will it continue to support both Australia and Commercial property? Well, that really depends upon who it is you’re asking. Most miners are somewhat guarded; many journalists are painting a gloomy picture; and Labor politicians seem to be arguing among themselves. So, no wonder most of us are…
What is happiness? I think it was Lucy from Peanuts who said it was a warm puppy. So what are the secrets from the happiest people on Earth? Some make sense: Be wealthy, married, and have a job. From there, though, it gets more complicated.
Rents for units in Sydney have surged over the June quarter as demand continues to increase for apartment style living over the typically more expensive housing option. According to Australian Property Monitors (APM) the median weekly asking rental for Sydney units rose by +4.4% over the quarter to $470. Unit rents in Sydney are now…
Recently The Age reported a huge oversupply of properties in Melbourne’s outer suburbs. They suggested that Melbourne’s urban fringe has been swamped with 35,000 unsold homes which could obviously trigger a further slump in property values in these areas. This stockpile of unwanted housing in many of Melbourne’s newest suburbs has led to warnings by…
As June 30 fast approaches what should the savvy property investor be doing to prepare for tax time? Let’s have a look at 7 property investment tax tips:
It is no secret that property markets, in fact all economic markets, are driven by fear and greed. During property booms greed is the dominant driver, but things have changed and now it’s all about fear.
The rich are getting poorer according to the recently released BRW Rich 200 list. The fact is that more than half (104) had a decrease in wealth over the past 12 months, even though they are far from poor. This year Gina Rinehart was the richest person in Australia and became the richest woman in…
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