Property Development

Chinese cross-border buying of real estate has felt the direct effects of the Coronavirus epidemic. Georg Chmiel will assess the epidemic's impact on Chinese cross-border buying of residential real estate. Some of those impacts are not what you might expect.  ...

Real Estate Buyers Agents Association president Cate Bakos says with softer lending conditions and strong property prices tipped to continue in 2020, cashed up downsizers looking to sell the family home and move into apartments or  regional areas were in the box seat.  ...

In this week's highlights on Real Estate Talk: Cashed up downsizers cash in Coronavirus impact on Chinese buyers Delegate but don’t abdicate How one property investor used his experience Getting auction ready #PropertyTV...

If you are considering purchasing an apartment as an investment, or for a sea change, make sure you are aware of the planning approvals for the building, particularly if it is a resort complex.  Why?  Grant Mifsud joins us to explain why.  ...

Open banking is designed to make it easier to change lenders and should also keep the banks and financial institutions more competitive.  Fred Schebesta from Finder has news about an app to help us in our dealings with the banks.  ...

Despite an unprecedented recent spate of natural disasters, nearly half of Australia’s homebuyers are still failing to do complete due diligence when buying a property.  GlobalX CEO Peter Maloney said that while checks such as building and pest inspections were non-negotiables, due diligence should not...

In 1988 the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) projected a population of 25 million by 2050. Australia reached that estimate 30 years earlier. The ABS now projects a population of 30 million by 2030.  Mike Day says that, at this growth rate, Australia will need to build...

It is easy to make a property cashflow positive – simply make sure the costs are less than the income.  We gave Simon Pressley the mission to uncover suburbs where you are more likely to find a property that will enable you to do that....

Highlights from this week: Finding the cashflow positive suburbs Building boom needed The searches most buyers don’t do An app to keep the banks at bay   Apartment rental snag  ...