Concerns about foreign investors driving up housing prices have been growing – Australia was first to bar foreign purchases of existing residential property, but New Zealand is set to go further, writes… Erika Altmann, University of Tasmania Foreign national ownership of property is a growing concern for many countries, including New Zealand and Australia. From…
Thinking of selling your property? Hoping to sell for the best possible price so you can fund your next purchase? Of course you are – which is why you need to do everything in your power to present the property in its best possible light. These six factors represent some of the common, yet routinely-overlooked,…
Toronto has entered a joint venture with a Google sister company to create a high-tech urban development area – the goal is to ‘re-imagine cities from the internet up’ – Google’s internet, of course, writes… Sarah Barns, Western Sydney University Sidewalk Labs, the urban innovation startup owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has announced a partnership…
Australia is a country of eight States and Territories, which each have their own, sometimes unique, laws. The laws around real estate differ substantially across these regions, and there can be quite a few differences depending on which part of the country you are buying or selling in. What’s required in Victoria may not be…
Learning about real-life money decisions from a young age helps kids learn maths and improves their financial literacy, writes… Catherine Attard, Western Sydney University One of the most common complaints children have about learning maths is its lack of relevance to their lives outside school. When they fail to see the importance of maths…
Investing in property is inherently a risky game. No matter whether you’re a veteran investor or a rookie, certain risks remain – but they shouldn’t stand in your way of making a lot of money through investing in real estate! To be a successful investor you should have a basic understanding of risk, because it…
It’s a depressing realisation, isn’t it? Yet, while there is nothing we can do about eventually dying one day, there is much we can do to prepare for it. And by that, we don’t mean funeral planning and picking out your favourite songs to play at your service. We mean getting your financial affairs in…
Discover Which Essential Mental Shift Changes Financial Freedom From A Question Of “If” To The Certainty Of “When” Let’s begin with a riddle… Three birds are sitting on the limb of a tree, and two birds decide to fly away. How many birds remain? If you answered “one,” then guess again. All three birds remain…
Would you lend money to yourself? What criteria would you use to decide if it’s worth taking the risk lending you money? If you plan to apply for mortgage finance, be it for your new home or an investment property, it would be helpful to understand the criteria lenders use to assess your loan application…
When was the last time you reviewed your property portfolio including assessing its cash flow, annual capital growth as well as all expenditure and tax deductions. Unfortunately, too many property investors don’t make the most of one deduction– depreciation. While you can only claim depreciation at the end of each financial year, it’s important that…
