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It’s common knowledge that the value of property grows overtime. Property values don’t grow consistently or uniformly, but overall, the property lulls are temporary and the value of well located “investment grade” property generally increase in the long term. So what should investors do in the current market if they wish to grow their wealth…
The last weekend of Spring saw more properties put to auction than we have seen for a long time yet the markets kept going from strength to strength. There were 1740 properties taken to auction across the combined capital cities this weekend, significantly more than last week (1474), but nothing like the 2,546 properties auctioned…
This year I’ve published several blogs that look at the impact of COVID-19 on population change. These have considered the impact of travel restrictions on overseas migration, as this is the driver of population growth in Australia. However internal migration is an important driver of change within Australia. The ABS recently released provisional estimates of…
There is no shortage of idyllic streets, extravagant properties and exclusive postcodes in Victoria’s capital. Before Coronavirus hit our markets, Melbourne property prices were surging with dwelling values up 12% higher to reach new highs. Melbourne housing values suffered because of its extended lockdown, which severely impacted market activity over the past three months, with CoreLogic estimates…
2020 has been a devastating year for many households and small businesses. As Australia moves through its first recession in over 28 years, ABS payroll data suggests wages are down 4.3% between Australia’s 100th case of COVID-19 on March 14, and October 31st. In the same period, payroll jobs decreased 3.0%. At the onset of…
It is my observation that investment-grade apartments in Melbourne have under-performed (from a capital growth perspective) compared to houses over the past 8 to 10 years. That is, apartments have generated very little capital growth (sometimes none), whereas houses have grown in value by between 5% and 8% p.a. over the same period. I have…
Play this important message from Michael Yardney The Melbourne property market has been one of the strongest and most consistent performers over the last four decades and despite having a lull in the last year, thanks to Covid19, it is now forecast to perform strongly in 2021. Over the last 40 years: The median house…
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The more you know about the most common mistakes that investors make, the better your likelihood of building lasting wealth. In this series of videos, we discuss the common mistakes I’ve seen investors make. Today we discuss how investors frequently get trapped by property marketing tricks. If you swallow all the marketing hype we’re subjected to, it…
All property purchasers in NSW could soon be exempt from paying stamp duty on new property purchases under a new government proposal. While the plan may seem like a good idea to some, I’m not really convinced it will be as widely beneficial as many people think. What is stamp duty? Before we discuss the…
Have you been trying to find your dream home? At times it can feel like trying to find a needle in a haystack, can’t it? It’s difficult enough as an investor, but when buying a home there is an additional layer of complexity – emotion! I know that was the case for one of our…
