Highlights from this week: The fourth layer of government Credit squeeze impacts building starts Disability housing offers high return Upgraders win BIG Developers ‘flog substandard projects’ Transcripts: Disability housing offers high return – Michael Knights Kevin: Well, no doubt you will have heard of the federal government's...
What's made the news this week? Watch (or listen) as Nicola McDougall, Kevin Turner and Simon Cashman catch up to discuss the stories that grabbed their attention this week. 1. Property porn Beneath the State Library of NSW lies a massive collection of historic property porn: 40,000 subdivision maps...
Q: I built a four-bedroom house in 1998 and lived in the house for 19 years. My house was fully paid off in 2006. I bought a new piece of land and built a house on it in 2017 – the handover for this house was...
Matthew Curran always desired the finer things, so his starting salary of around $30,000 wasn’t going to cut it. Since discovering property investing, he’s been living his best life, maximising his gains and finding ever-newer ways to grow his sizeable portfolio. Matthew Curran is a guy...
We are hearing reports that there are early signs of improvement in the West Australian property market or ‘green shoots’ as our expert from WA, Milton Rendell, tells us. We agree with him that it is about time. Transcripts: Kevin: As we look at the different markets...
What is the current state of technology in property? How do valuation firms connect with banks today? Hear about chat bots and how can they help businesses such as property valuation firms and agents. Our guest in this episode is Kent Lardner, Digital Innovation Manager...
The record $18 million fine imposed on a property spruiker for misleading property buyers and investors proves that urgent regulation of property investment advice is needed, according to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia Chairman Peter Koulizos. He gives us more detail on the judgement...
Who wouldn't want a secure ‘set and forget’ property investment leased to a publicly listed tenant on a long secure lease? The benefits of owning wellleased commercial property investments are clear, and include long secure leases, high-quality tenants, and often attractive lease provisions, including fixed annual...
The President of the Real Estate Institute of Australia, Malcolm Gunning, tells us what is happening in residential and commercial property in the nation at present and he doesn’t miss the opportunity to tell us his feelings about any fiddling with negative gearing. Transcripts: Kevin: And joining...