Finance

Concern continues to grow amongst developers, agents and property owners about the ever increasing cost of marketing properties for sale.  The online space is dominated by two main players who, between them, have been successful at developing business models to continually drive marketing costs to...

Ian Rodrigues answers a question about payment of GST on a development of townhouses.  He highlights a loop hole that our questioner might have “inadvertently” stumbled upon subsequently nullifying payment of the tax. Transcript: Kevin:  We’re going to answer a question now about GST and development. We received...

No doubt home styling helps sell a property quicker and maybe also for a better price but how easy is it and is it worth the investment to get a professional?  Melanie Grace says it is and she tells us what turns buyers on and...

It’s the decision that has almost all vendors conflicted: whether to sell via auction or private treaty. New research has revealed 90 per cent of real estate agents believe selling under the hammer secures the highest sale price for a property – but just 41...

When an investor purchases a new property, it’s rare that they will own the property for a full twelve-month period before tax time comes around.  As a result, many investors who have only owned their property for a short period of time will assume it...