Buying a property

One of the Property Mentors, Matthew Bateman, joins in the affordability debate by looking back and comparing the challenges other generations faced to  give current property investors some perspective Transcript: Kevin:  A very hotly debated issue all the time is housing affordability. Do we actually have a housing...

According to BIS Oxford Economics, nearly 20 per cent of the apartments in inner Brisbane are sitting empty and more than 50 projects have been shelved or ditched altogether. Angie Zigomanis from BIS Oxford says more than 10,000 new apartments have been abandoned or deferred...

There’s a lot of speculation around property investing, in particular when we start to chase things like hot spots.   According to property mentor Luke Harris there is a big difference between speculating short term and investing for the long term. Transcript: Kevin:  In a previous conversation I...

Lauren Robinson is a property manager and has her own property management business.  We talk to her about her book – “Rented: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed With Your First Investment Property”.  In the book, Lauren provides a basic structure of property management...

Less than four per cent of property investment experts believe Sydney offers solid prospects in 2018, according to a new survey by the Property Investment Professionals of Australia.  Peter Koulizos from PIPA reveals where the smart money is going this year. Transcript: Kevin:  Less than 4% of property...

Entering the property market with a close friend or family member is a dangerous idea, according to a report by legal technology experts GlobalX.   It found 45 per cent of lawyers and conveyancers would not recommend purchasing property with family or friends.  Peter Maloney tells us...

Housing in high-crime areas across Australia are outperforming the property market, according to RiskWise Property Research.  The research house discovered high-crime areas, despite expectations, were trumping their safer neighbouring suburbs when comparing their five-year growth to the city’s median.  Vanessa Jones gives us some examples. Transcript: Kevin:  The...