Virginia and Gordon McDonald have recently joined the ranks of Australia’s retirement set, stepping down from their busy roles within the public service. And they’re doing so with some handsome real estate profits in their bank balance, making the transition from employment so much smoother Virginia...
The median house price in Sydney may have recently dipped below $1 million, but it’s still about 75 per cent higher than it was five years ago. According to the latest CoreLogic report, Sydney property prices fell marginally over September to record a median dwelling price of...
How much are the properties worth in your suburb? And if you are thinking of selling, how much will your place sell for? There are two major metrics that property and financial professionals look at to answer this question. Kylie Davis from Core Logic explains...
John McGrath speaks to us about how he sees the Australian property market moving into 2018. What areas does he think will improve most? Transcript: Kevin: This week, John McGrath released his annual McGrath Report, and John makes the point right at the outset that the most frequent...
The Australian property market is very diverse, with a number of micro markets operating at any one time. As a result, it is little surprise that there is no ‘one size fits all’ renovating strategy that can work for every investor, in every situation, without...
It’s reported that now more than half of all Australians have all but given up on the great Australian dream. So what are they chasing now? We speak to Eliane Miles whose firm, McCrindle, has co-sponsored some survey attitudes around the issue. She joins us...
What happens when a market turns from being controlled by buyers to being controlled by sellers? Well the answer is the prices are always impacted. So how do you identify the type of market you will be buying or selling in? Ben Kingsley provides some...
There are many issues you need to be aware of when buying a property, not the least of which will be easements. What are they? How you identify them? And should you be concerned about their existence? Andrew Mirams helps us with answers to all...
[powerpress] With property prices in some Australian cities becoming highly unaffordable, would-be property buyers are turning too creative strategies to get themselves onto the property ladder. Rent to buy is one such scheme but it does come with some risks. Peter Koulizos walks us through the pros...