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What’s the outlook for the Australian property markets for 2022 and beyond? This is a common question people are asking now that we have entered a new year. Despite all the challenges Covid19 threw at us and a sequence of lockdowns, Australia’s housing markets experienced a once in a generation boom in property prices in…
I was recently asked to distill my property investment philosophy into a few simple rules. Now that’s a big ask… Distill all the mistakes I’ve made and seen others make, as well as all the lessons I’ve learned and those of the many successes investors I’ve worked with into a view simple rules. Anyway…here’s my…
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 the…
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When is the most tax-effective time to undertake a renovation? You’ll find out as you watch this week’s Ask the Tax Expert video as Ken Raiss answers Lynda’s question about when is the best time to renovate the new home that she’s buying using a First Home Owner’s Grant. You see…she plans to make her…
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Are there ways to avoid or reduce paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT)when selling a property? Yes, there are a few strategies that can help you minimise your CGT, and in this video tax expert Ken Raiis, director of Metropole Wealth Advisory, outlines some of them. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet to avoiding…
While most real estate investors worry about the value of their properties today, particularly in light of our flat and falling property markets, in my mind a much better question is “where will property prices be 25 years from now?” And the good news is that, believe it or not, the median house price in Sydney could be over…
Education influences home buyers and property investors across a broad range of demographics and data shows that it is now influencing property prices in greater Melbourne’s popular education catchments. Education is a long-term consideration and, whether you are planning a family, have children already enrolled in school, or are an investor looking to attract long…
When you’re already handing over hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, for a property, you’re often motivated to cut down on your expenses. The last thing you want to do is add unnecessary expenses to your list, right? Perhaps… But if you’ve been actively searching for your next investment, then you may have…
Canberra’s property market has been a quite steady achiever – but is it a good place to invest? With the Sydney property market past its peak, I know some investors and buyers’ agents are looking to Canberra as an alternative Sure, Canberra is less than 300km southwest of Sydney, and it has enjoyed solid capital…
We hear it time and time again: it’s tough to save for your first home deposit. And I’m not going to argue with that. It is tough. Saving for anything big takes a fair amount of self-discipline, dedication, and hard work. But it’s not impossible. There are many reasons why now is a good time…
