In his column in Switzer, John McGrath discusses the 10 best ways to update your home without blowing the budget. Here's what he had to say: With so many great renovating and home decorating shows on TV these days, it’s no wonder people get inspired to make over their own...
In our feature interview this week, we catch up with Margaret Lomas and peel back the layers to find out her personal views on property investment. You will hear Margaret talk candidly about the mistakes she has made, her best and worst investment and why...
Ben Handler, the director of Cohen Handler Buyers’ Agents, joins the chorus of those who are sick of all the talk about un-affordable property in Australia. He also has some excellent suggestions about how first time buyers can get in the market and a warning about...
Ben Handler, the director of Cohen Handler Buyers’ Agents, joins the chorus of those who are sick of all the talk about un-affordable property in Australia. He also has some excellent suggestions about how first time buyers can get in the market and a warning about...
Suburbs such as Fitzroy and East Melbourne have historically strong capital gains. Conventional wisdom is that by investing in neighbouring suburbs that have lower median prices, an investor would achieve stronger growth than in the blue chip suburb. This is because they would benefit from the...
In our feature interview this week, we take you through the little white lies you might hear from time to time as a buyer. “The owners are expecting an offer”, “The seller has not set an expectation” – in fact there are 8 that Shannon...
When the topic of investing in apartments and managing strata levies comes up, it often generates some robust discussion centered around body corporate or strata fees and consequently some investors avoid these properties like the plague. So is buying a property with body corporates really...
A major economic and construction forecasting agency is predicting that home prices across Australia will fall in real terms over the next three years. In its latest property market outlook, BIS Shrapnel has predicted real price falls of between 1 and 12 per cent across...
If, like me, you are sick of the winging about how un-affordable property is, especially for first home buyers, and that the fault for all this lies squarely at the feet of greedy investors and filthy capitalists who have invested in property and are reaping...