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What comes up must come down. History shows us that property markets move through a cycle of downturn, stabilisation, upturn and boom. Then rinse and repeat. Australia’s property markets have now moved into the downturn phase. But let’s be clear…we’re experiencing a soft landing. There is no crash ahead. So what’s ahead for property in…
How much does a view add to the value of your property? To find out we undertook a study in 2018 to help provide us with some guidelines and found that certain types of view added a different value to a property. Our work identified the different views available and then we looked at how…
One of my children’s favourite stories was the Very Hungry Caterpillar. No matter how many times they heard the ending; there were always gasps of amazement when the caterpillar changed into a beautiful butterfly. What seemed like a miracle to them is actually a normal part of the life cycle of many insects, but it…
To sabotage means to deliberately destroy, damage or obstruct something. No one wants to do that when it comes to their finances, do they? But the reality is that many people do without even realising it. How do they do that? For starters, they have too much bad debt when they’re applying to borrow good…
I’ve recently seen a few professionals and some business people who’ve left their wealth building a little too late in life. They’ve come to me for advice on property investment in their 50’s (and one in his 60’s) saying they left their run late, hoping their business or practice would have provided for their old…
We’re now experiencing what will be the longest and deepest property market downturn in modern history. But it shouldn’t be that way! Previous property slumps have been due to rising interest rates or economic recessions or high levels of unemployment, but currently our economic and property fundamentals are really not that bad. Sure, our economic…
More and more investors, and particularly Baby Boomers, are using their Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) as a vehicle to buy an investment property. So I’d like to share some of the most common mistakes I see people making so you can avoid them. 1. Debt Your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) can borrow money to: a) Purchase…
Some green shoots for property? Around half of all homes up for auction across Australia’s capital cities sold during the first quarter of 2019, with the latest CoreLogic Quarterly Auction Market Review showing a clearance rate of 49.9 per cent across the combined capitals. This is an increase of +6.6 percentage points on the December…
Be careful… a new wave of sub standard 1 bedroom apartments is set to catch some investors out. Whether or not property investors should consider adding a one bedroom apartment to their portfolio is not just a question of demographics and demand these days – in other words, whether a market exists for smaller properties…
Looking at the latest ABS building activity stats the most notable change in the landscape of dwelling commencements over recent years has been the lift in apartment starts and, more recently, their fall. Here are some other highlights : Significant slowdown in dwelling commencements over the quarter House starts fall 7.6% – their lowest level…
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