Negative gearing negativity on the nose

By Simon Pressley, Head of Market Research, Propertyology It appears that negative gearing negativity is here to stay. And it also appears that the majority of naysayers don’t understand what they’re talking about. If some politicians were to be believed, negative gearing is nothing but a cash grab by greedy investors, who sit around in baths full of $100 notes laughing maniacally at how the … Continue reading Negative gearing negativity on the nose

VIDEO – What does the ‘capital’ in capital city stand for? – Propertyology

If there’s one constant among the Australian public when it comes to property markets it’s that people believe that the ‘capital’ in ‘capital city’ means higher capital growth. Simon Pressley from Propertyology shares some facts about regional markets and his insights on why they about to shine again soon. In this video you will discover: Examples of strong regional property markets Why we are so … Continue reading VIDEO – What does the ‘capital’ in capital city stand for? – Propertyology

VIDEO – Research ….. The Sum Of All These Things – Propertyology

Picking what a property market is going to do is not an easy task.  It requires a tremendous amount of information and an understanding of how all the factors work together.  According to Simon Pressley from Propertyology, it is a huge mistake to say that it is all about supply and demand.  In this 8 minute video he explains that even demand can be broken … Continue reading VIDEO – Research ….. The Sum Of All These Things – Propertyology

Far North Queensland To Outperform South East

“If we were to draw a line in the sand at January 2018, I believe that the property market of Cairns will perform better than most locations in Australia over the next 3 years, including better than Queensland’s capital city,” said Propertyology’s Head of Property Market Research, Simon Pressley. Australia’s sixteenth largest city is home to the nation’s fifth busiest airport (approximately 5 million passengers … Continue reading Far North Queensland To Outperform South East

How one investor bought TWO for the price of ONE

Sydney property investor, Jarrod, has a couple of runs on the board when it comes to real estate. Not only does he work as a property lawyer for institutional investors, he’d also bought a property in London previously as well as another one in Maroubra in Sydney and a potential development site in Newcastle. But even with that background, he admits he didn’t feel like … Continue reading How one investor bought TWO for the price of ONE

Beware The Two-Hatted Advisor

In the old Dr Seuss story, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Bartholomew’s one hat turns into a troublesome string of 500, raising the ire of the king and getting poor unsuspecting Bartholomew into all sorts of strife. Unsuspecting property investors can find themselves in all sorts of strife too from too many hats, but for them the trouble can come if their trusted advisors, … Continue reading Beware The Two-Hatted Advisor

VIDEO – Most property forecasters have no idea – Simon Pressley

 Property market forecasting is extremely difficult with dozens of variables to consider and then most forecasters who publish annual forecasts get it wrong a majority of times.  Just because the analyst is an economist, or a bank, doesn’t make their forecasts more reliable, in fact, their track records are among the worst.  Simon Pressley, Head of Property Market Research at Propertyology has just done … Continue reading VIDEO – Most property forecasters have no idea – Simon Pressley

Cashing In On The Asian Century

Investing in the property asset class (that essential commodity called ‘shelter’) requires a long-term game plan. Ten years from now, if we were to look back and analyse which property markets throughout Australia performed the best, my money is that we will be referring to lower profile locations which took advantage of this next phase of the Asian Century – not Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. … Continue reading Cashing In On The Asian Century

Here’s How To Create A Hotspot

The more property-related material one consumes the more times one will hear the term ‘hotspot’. At any point in time, if we were to take stock of every location around the country that every so-called ‘expert’ was declaring a hotspot we’d be well within our rights to be expecting that property markets across the entire country experienced a never-ending property boom that was bigger than … Continue reading Here’s How To Create A Hotspot