Author: Kevin Turner

14 May How to check your ‘score’ with the bank – Andrew Mirams

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What do lenders mean by a good credit score? Most people don’t know they even exist let alone realise how important they are to getting the loan you need. Andrew Mirams has had to explain this quite often and does it for us this week...

08 May Why I don’t chase hot spots – Chris Gray

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Star of Sky TV’s Your Property Empire, Chris Gray joins us to discuss hot spots and why he is not a great believer. He tells us where he prefers to invest and why. Transcript: Kevin: A question I’m asked all the time is, “Is there really a hotspot?”...

26 Apr What an agent must tell you about a property before you buy – Tim O’Dwyer

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Where do you stand if you find that an agent who sold you a property knew something that would have influenced your decision to buy that property and the agent didn’t tell you? That is one of the topics covered in a book written by...

09 Apr We can’t say the word but here is what it means – Andrew Mirams

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Andrew Mirams spends time with us to fully explain cross collaterisation. What it is, the risks, who gets control and – if you want to – how to avoid it. Transcript: Kevin: It’s probably one of the hardest phrases to say and certainly one of the hardest...

05 Apr “Why I love property” – Bryce Holdaway

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Our feature interview traces the rise to fame of one of Australasia’s property TV personalities in Bryce Holdaway. Bryce tells his story about growing up and developing his love of property. Transcript: Kevin: I’m delighted this week that our special guest is Bryce Holdaway. Bryce, of course, is...

28 Mar Perfecting the ‘dud property’ detector – Michael Yardney

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As with any investment, real estate has its good, bad and average performing assets and if you’re not careful, you could easily end up with a property investment lemon. Today Michael Yardney gives us the key questions to ask to detect a ‘dud’ and what...

23 Mar Don’t fall foul of FOMO – Rich Harvey

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FOMO or fear of missing out is driving many property buyers, especially auction bidders, to pay way over the odds according to Real Estate Buyers Association of Australia president Rich Harvey. He talks to us about this and has an excellent suggestion for you if...

20 Mar How effective are the regulator’s brakes? – Andrew Mirams

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A lot is being spoken about what the regulators are doing now to slow down investor lending so how effective has it been and what more are they likely to do. Hear what our finance expert, Andrew Mirams, has to say. Transcript: Kevin: There’s a lot of...

16 Mar When a ‘flip’ becomes a ‘flop’ – Mark Chapman

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Programs such as The Block might make house flipping seem straightforward and lucrative, but there are also a number of tax issues that house flippers should be made aware of. Mark Chapman from H&R Block Tax Accountants looks at where house flippers stand from a tax perspective. Transcripts: Kevin: Recent figures...