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Housing finance is in the news more often than it’s not these days. One of the reasons is that as capital cities move through their respective cycles so does reporting on the property market. One day, strong market conditions were a bad thing, and then the next, softer prices are suddenly concerning. This time around,…
Last year new laws have been enacted to deny deductions for depreciation for “previously used” depreciating assets related to the use of residential investment properties. In simple terms, for affected taxpayers, from 1 July 2017, depreciation deductions for items of plant and equipment (e.g. dishwashers, ceiling fans, carpet, and hot water systems) in residential investment…
Investor behaviour matters a lot. In fact, it probably matters more than skill. To understand why this is true, first you need to understand one fundamental concept: Investment returns and investor returns are almost always different. In 1999, I was working diligently doing my job as an investment advisor or financial planner (I was never sure what…
You know what they say about hot spots? “Last year’s hot spots become this years not spots!” So have you ever wondered what happened to all those mining town hotspots? You know…those darlings of the hot spotting websites, spruikers and many of the property commentators who’ve now moved on to looking for the next hotspots. Well,…
Are property prices in Melbourne and Sydney really going to fall by 40 percent? Well if you believe Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes show last weekend we’re really in for trouble. Here’s how reporter Tom Steinfort opened the segment: “It’s no secret that Australia is experiencing a downturn in the property market. But for Aussies who…
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The more you know about the most common mistakes that investors make, the better your likelihood of building lasting wealth. Each week in this series of short videos, we discuss the common mistakes we’ve seen investors make. Today we discuss the choice between investing for Cash Flow vs. Capital Growth. Which way is right? Points…
Across the nation, a higher proportion of houses are resold at a profit than units. This trend is also evident across the combined capital city and combined regional markets. In Melbourne, units were higher than 9 times more likely to resell at a loss than houses while in Brisbane units were 7 times as likely…
Is it the right time to follow the sun and move into the Brisbane property market? That’s a question now being asked by more and more property investors who have been priced out of Australia’s two big capital cities. While currently property values are falling in many locations, the Brisbane property market seems to be steadily gaining pace….
Jim Rohn’s philosophy was an important influence on me, so here’s even more of his quotes for some inspiration: 1. If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. 3. Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion. 5. Either you run the day or the day runs you. 7. Get around people…
Dr. Simon Ramo, a legendary American engineer wrote a book in 1970 about, of all things, tennis, titled Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player. The engineer in him noticed that the game of tennis involves two games – one is played at the professional level and the other is played at the weekend warrior level….
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