Knowing where to buy property is the difference between a successful property investor and a poor one. It doesn’t matter what your budget is, you need to ensure you choose locations that will offer long-term investments. Remember, not every property is a smart investment. So we’ve found the best industry experts to guide you through your property search.
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How often have you thought to yourself, if only I had more money, life would be that much simpler? Do you feel like you never have enough? Are you constantly spending your salary the day it lands in your account and then eagerly waiting for the next payday so your stocks are replenished and you…
Australia is home to some of the hottest real estate available. And the global coronavirus pandemic and consequential economic recession is doing nothing to dampen spirits, and prices, in some of our most expensive areas. Instead Australia’s prestige property market is flourishing, with some suburbs even recording significant price growth in the past year. Data…
In almost every area of life, people are comfortable with the idea of paying an expert for their expertise. If you want fantastic photos at your wedding, you’ll pay a professional photographer rather than relying on your friends and relatives to capture the moment. And even if you’re handy around the house, you’re likely to…
It seems we have become a nation of “experts.” Just check your inbox or turn on the television and there they are. Experts on politics who have never run a business, let alone a country. Experts on football, even though they couldn’t run from one side of the field to the other. Experts on celebrity…
How long does it take for the value of a property to double? After all capital growth is one of the main reasons people invest in residential real estate. It’s often said that over the long-term the average annual growth rate for well-located capital city properties is about 7 per cent, which would mean properties…
One of the significant changes to occur in Australian cities over the past 50 years, which has pushed up inner and middle-ring suburb property values, is gentrification. Interestingly this wasn’t caused by deliberate planning policy, but resulted from a set of demographic changes that occurred in most major capital cities around the world, and especially in the inner-ring of city suburbs. Gentrifiers were…
Successful investors learn as much from their mistakes as they do from their successes, whereas the average Australian seems to make the same financial errors over and over again, and wonders why things don’t change. To help place you in that successful group, let’s have a look at nine of the most common financial mistakes…
Currently many investors are wondering if it’s the right time in the cycle to buy property. They’re sensing the changed mood as we work our way through the Coronavirus issues. While some see this as an ideal time to make a countercyclical purchase where they can buy an investment grade property considerably cheaper than they…
What will Melbourne look like in the future? Melbourne hails as the world’s most liveable city – in fact it’s won that accolade for 7 years in a row. And Melbourne’s population has been growing at around 2% per annum. This means our population will grow by around 10% in the next 5 years!…
Just because you’ve taken the leap from homeowner to property investor, doesn’t mean your financial fortune is assured. In fact, it doesn’t even mean that you will start making a profit in the short term, or that you are on your way to owning a sizeable portfolio. The reality is around 20% of those who…
