Australians have a love affair with property. Many see property as a key tool in achieving their financial goals, and it's easy to see why, given its historically low volatility and potential to provide both income and capital returns. To date, residential property has been by...
Imagine, if you will, that two years ago you had the opportunity to invest a relatively small sum of money in a property in a location that no one was talking about. In fact, most people were talking that particular location down. Would you do...
You’ve heard of the old man with a beard sitting in a corner waiting for the best time to buy property as he waits for the market to bottom out. I wonder what evidence people who do this use and why they think the grass...
“Pre-spring listing surge challenges the auction market” says Dr Andrew Wilson in this week’s report. Brisbane records one of its highest clearance rates in a long time as well as presenting almost as many choices for bidders as this time last year. Dr Andrew Wilson,...
For most people, a new financial year means time to prepare an income tax return. They’ll lodge their return, hopefully get a refund (or maybe have to pay some extra tax) and then forget about it until next tax time rolls around. For property investors, it has...
Did you know that real estate agent commission rates on the eastern seaboard have fallen or remained flat over the past 12 months. It might not feel that way but Matt McCann says in one of Australasia’s hottest cities it has dropped as much as...
The competition is just as high in the 24 hours after a property has been passed in at auction, as at the auction itself. New research reveals that passed-in properties don’t commonly sell for less than the last bid. Auctioneer of the year Justin Nickerson...
If there’s one constant in life, it’s that public behaviour can be very predictable. Each time a market booms, everyone rushes in to buy and each time a market is on the slide, everyone gets caught up in the negative hype and think it’s a...
What's made the news this week? Watch (or listen) as Kieran and Kevin catch up to discuss the stories that grabbed their attention this week. 1. Sky-high pool antics Some describe it as terrifying, others, exhilarating. One thing’s for sure – you will never forget your first time in a glass-bottomed...