Buying a property

01 Jul When diversification does not make sense

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It’s a generally accepted investment principal that diversification can reduce your risk and improve your investment returns. But are there times when property investors shouldn’t diversify? Stuart Wemyss tells Bushy it could be called ‘diwersefication’...

30 Jun COVID impact is overstated

When the COVID pandemic struck and the country was locked down in March last year, everyone was predicting gloom, doom, and the potential collapse of property markets. Everyone that is except Simon Pressley. He tells Bushy why he was so bullish....

29 Jun Regional rent growth outstrips capital cities

The annual growth rate of combined regional dwelling values at 13%, was more than twice that of the capital cities in the 12 months to April according to CoreLogic. Remarkably, rent values across the combined regional markets have outpaced capital city rents even more. Bushy...

28 Jun Clearance rate weakens

Posted at 16:00h in Auction Update, Buying a property, Finance, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 0 Comments

The combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate weakened slightly as volumes rose. There were 2,976 capital city homes taken to auction over the week, revising down from initially predicted volumes by 2% as the Sydney COVID outbreak grew resulting in four Sydney LGA’s going...

26 Jun Regions outstrip capitals + COVID impact overstated + Avoid ‘diwersefication’

Posted at 09:00h in Buying a property, Finance, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 0 Comments

The annual growth rate of combined regional dwelling values at … 13%, was more than twice that of the capital cities in the 12 months to April according to CoreLogic. Remarkably, rent values across the combined regional markets have outpaced capital city rents even more....

24 Jun Reach vs Rate

Here is what is the most important thing you need to focus on when getting an investment loan....

23 Jun Finance delays can be nerve racking

In the past, it was common to buy a home subject to finance with a 2-week finance approval clause and a 30-day settlement. Unfortunately, those days are long gone. So why is it taking longer?...

22 Jun FHB new build warning

Posted at 10:00h in Buying a property, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 2 Comments

The desire to make your first property a brand new one carries significant risk. Here is how to avoid them....

21 Jun Auction clearance rate holds steady

Posted at 18:36h in Auction Update, Buying a property, Finance, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 0 Comments

There were 2,418 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, revising down from the 2,610 auctions predicted earlier in the week, with the majority of the downwards revision once again seen in Melbourne. The previous week saw 1,413 homes taken to...